Pith instructions

Pith instructions (Tib. མན་ངག་, mengak; Wyl. man ngag; Skt. upadeśa) are the most essential and practical instructions on a given topic of the teachings, often transmitted orally. In the Vajrayana, there is a common division into tantras, commentaries (Skt. agama) and pith instructions.

Alternative Translations

• Crucial instructions
• Key instructions
• Quintessential instructions

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• Category of Pith Instructions