Uddeśa
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uddeśa (T. ཆེད་དུ་བྱ་བ་). Intended activity; intended object; object of intent; etc.[1]
One of the ten points that define the knowledge of all aspects within the Abhisamayalankara. In this context, uddeśa refers to the aim or purpose of a practice.[2]
Uddeśa can also refer to a "brief statement of doctrine", whose meaning must be drawn out through exegesis (nirdeśa; P. niddesa).[3]
Notes
- ↑
ཆེད་དུ་བྱ་བ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. sarvākārajñatā.
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. abhidharma.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
