ཉན་པ་

ཉན་པ། (Wyl. nyan pa ) Pron.: nyenpa

• Skt. श्रवणम्, śravaṇa, Pron.: shravana. From Sanskrit: the act of hearing (also 'that which is heard'¨»=¨#{zruti}¨»q.v.¨;¨#{iti@zravaNAt}¨,¨'because it is so heard or revealed' | acquiring knowledge by hearing, learning, study | (in •phil.) the determining by means of the six signs the true doctrine of the Vedānta (in regard to the only really existing Being) | fame, reputation | wealth | rarely | the ear | a Buddhist or Jain monk | the hypotenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a tetragon [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW