Nītārtha
| Key Term | nītārtha |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | ངེས་དོན་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | nges don |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | नीतार्थ |
| Romanized Sanskrit | nītārtha |
| English Standard | definitive meaning |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | true meaning |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Refers to a teaching that is literally true |
| Related Terms | neyārtha |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | gdul bya khyad par can rnams kyi ngor/ chos thams cad kyi chos nyid skye 'gag sogs spros pa dang bral ba'i don zab mo stong pa nyid dang/ dngos po gshis kyi gnas lugs rang bzhin gyis 'od gsal zhing smra bsam brjod pa thams cad las 'das pa'i don ston pa rnams dang/ de ston byed 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. |