Adhyātma vidyā
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adhyātma vidyā (T. nang don rig pa ནང་དོན་རིག་པ་; C. nèi-míng, 內明). One of the "five sciences" (pañcavidyā) of ancient India. Translated as "inner science," "inner knowledge," "self understanding," "self-development," "doctrinal studies," etc.
In Buddhism, adhyātma vidyā is understood as knowledge of the three pitakas and the twelve categories of teachings of the Buddha.[1][2]
In general, "inner science" refers to working with one's own mind.
Notes
- ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. pañcavidyā
- ↑
內明, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
External links
Pañcavidyā, Wikipedia
Five major sciences, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
ནང་དོན་རིག་པ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary- རིག་གནས་ཆེ་བ་ལྔ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
