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'''Pith instructions''' (Tib. ''mengak''; [[Wyl.]] ''man ngag''; Skt. ''upadeśa'') 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, commentaries (Skt. ''agama'') and pith instructions.
'''Pith instructions''' (Tib. [[man ngag]], ''mengak''; [[Wyl.]] ''man ngag''; Skt. ''upadeśa'') 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, commentaries (Skt. ''agama'') and pith instructions.


==Alternative Translations==
==Alternative Translations==

Revision as of 03:57, 3 February 2011

Pith instructions (Tib. man ngag, mengak; Wyl. man ngag; Skt. upadeśa) 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, commentaries (Skt. agama) and pith instructions.

Alternative Translations

  • Crucial instructions
  • Key instructions
  • Quintessential instructions

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