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The '''five major sciences''' (Tib. ''rigné chenpo nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''rig gnas chen po lnga'')<noinclude> are part of the [[ten sciences]] or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:</noinclude>
The '''five major sciences''' (Tib. ''rigné chenpo nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''rig gnas chen po lnga'')<noinclude> are part of the [[ten sciences]] or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:</noinclude>


#craftsmanship (Skt. ''śilpa'')
#craftsmanship (Skt. ''śilpa''; Wyl. ''bzo rig pa'')
#logic (Skt. ''hetu'')
#logic (''hetu''; ''gtan tshigs'')
#grammar (Skt. ''śabda'')
#grammar (''śabda''; ''sgra'')
#medicine (Skt. ''cikitsā'')
#medicine (''cikitsā''; ''gso ba'')
#'Inner science' or [[Dharma]]
#'Inner science' or [[Dharma]] (''nang don rig pa'')


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Revision as of 08:23, 13 November 2010

The five major sciences (Tib. rigné chenpo nga; Wyl. rig gnas chen po lnga) are part of the ten sciences or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:

  1. craftsmanship (Skt. śilpa; Wyl. bzo rig pa)
  2. logic (hetu; gtan tshigs)
  3. grammar (śabda; sgra)
  4. medicine (cikitsā; gso ba)
  5. 'Inner science' or Dharma (nang don rig pa)