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'''Pith instructions''' (Tib. [[མན་ངག་]], ''mengak'' | '''Pith instructions''' ( Skt. ''upadeśa''; Tib. [[མན་ངག་]], ''mengak'', Wyl. ''man ngag'') are the most essential and practical instructions on a given topic of the teachings, often transmitted orally. In the [[Vajrayana]], there is a common division into [[tantra]]s, [[agama]]s or commentaries, and pith instructions. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 24 February 2017
Pith instructions ( Skt. upadeśa; Tib. མན་ངག་, mengak, Wyl. man ngag) are the most essential and practical instructions on a given topic of the teachings, often transmitted orally. In the Vajrayana, there is a common division into tantras, agamas or commentaries, and pith instructions.
Alternative Translations
- Crucial instructions
- Key instructions
- Quintessential instructions