Neyārtha
From Tsadra Commons
| 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/ |
