| Key Term |
neyārtha |
| In Tibetan Script |
དྲང་དོན་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
drang don |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script |
नेयार्थ |
| Romanized Sanskrit |
neyārtha |
| English Standard |
provisional meaning |
| Richard Barron's English Term |
conditional meaning |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term |
interpretable meaning |
| Dan Martin's English Term |
directed meaning |
| Ives Waldo's English Term |
expedient meaning |
| Term Type |
Noun |
| Source Language |
Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning |
Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true |
| Has the Sense of |
Something that is taught as a means to an end |
| Related Terms |
nītārtha |
| Definitions |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo |
gdul bya thun mong ba rnams kha drang ba'i phyir du 'jig rten snang tshod du grags pa gtsor byas pa/ gang zag dang sems can dang/ phung khams skye mched la sogs pa dang/ de dag gi skye 'gag 'gro 'ong la sogs pa smra bsam brjod pa'i rim pas gzhal zhing sgro btags nas bstan pa dang/ de rjod byed kyi gsung rab dgongs 'grel dang bcas pa'o/ |
| Further Reading Material |
LIPMAN, KENNARD. ""NĪTĀRTHA", "NEYĀRTHA", AND "TATHĀGATAGARBHA" IN TIBET." Journal of Indian Philosophy 8, no. 1 (1980): 87-95. |