Difference between revisions of "Five major sciences"
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| − | #medicine (''[[cikitsā]]''; ''[[gso ba]]'') | + | |
| − | #'Inner science' or [[Dharma]] (''[[nang don rig pa]]'') | + | |
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| + | The '''[[five major sciences]]''' (Skt. ''[[Pañcavidyāsthāna]]'' ; Tib. ''[[rigné chenpo nga]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[rig gnas chen po lnga]]'')<noinclude> are part of the [[ten sciences]] or [[traditional]] fields of [[knowledge]] in which a learned [[person]] is supposed to be well versed. They are:</noinclude> | ||
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| + | #craftsmanship (Skt. ''[[śilpa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[bzo rig pa]]'') | ||
| + | #[[logic]] (''[[hetu]]''; ''[[gtan tshigs]]'') | ||
| + | #{{Wiki|grammar}} (''[[śabda]]''; ''[[sgra]]'') | ||
| + | #[[medicine]] (''[[cikitsā]]''; ''[[gso ba]]'') | ||
| + | #'[[Inner science]]' or [[Dharma]] (''[[nang don rig pa]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 30 November 2023
The five major sciences (Skt. Pañcavidyāsthāna ; Tib. rigné chenpo nga; Wyl. rig gnas chen po lnga) are part of the ten sciences or traditional fields of knowledge in which a learned person is supposed to be well versed. They are:
- craftsmanship (Skt. śilpa; Wyl. bzo rig pa)
- logic (hetu; gtan tshigs)
- grammar (śabda; sgra)
- medicine (cikitsā; gso ba)
- 'Inner science' or Dharma (nang don rig pa)
