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


#synonyms <br>
#synonyms (Skt. ''abhidhāna''; Wyl. ''mngon brjod'')
#mathematics and astrology <br>
#mathematics and astrology (''jyotiṣa''; ''skar rtsis'')
#performance <br>
#performance, drama (''nāṭaka''; ''zlos gar'')
#poetry <br>
#poetry (''kāvya''; ''snyan ngag'')
#composition<br>
#composition (''chanda''; ''sdeb sbyor'')





Revision as of 08:20, 13 November 2010

The five minor sciences (Tib. rigné chung nga; Wyl. rig gnas chung lnga) are part of the ten sciences or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person, or pandita, is supposed to be well versed.

  1. synonyms (Skt. abhidhāna; Wyl. mngon brjod)
  2. mathematics and astrology (jyotiṣa; skar rtsis)
  3. performance, drama (nāṭaka; zlos gar)
  4. poetry (kāvya; snyan ngag)
  5. composition (chanda; sdeb sbyor)