རིག་སྔགས་

རིག་སྔགས། (Wyl. rig sngags ) Pron.: rik ngak

• Skt. विद्या, vidyā, Pron.: vidya. From Sanskrit: knowledge | science, learning, scholarship, philosophy | (according to some there are four Vidyās or sciences, 1. | the triple Veda | 2. | logic and metaphysics | 3. | the science of government | 4. | practical arts, such as agriculture, commerce, medicine | and Manu vii, 43 | any knowledge whether true or false (with Pāśupatas) | a spell, incantation | magical skill | a kind of magical pill (which placed in the mouth is supposed to give the power of ascending to heaven) | Premna Spinosa | a mystical N. of the letter | a small bell | 1. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW