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Dictionary of Key Spiritual Terms

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1. bstan pa/ 

   Biblical: doctrine, teaching: khong gi bstan pa la ngo mtshar du gyur/  amazed at his teaching (Mt. 7:28,29), bstan pa gsar pa 'di ci yin/  what is this new teaching (Mk. 1:27), ngas ston pa 'di nga'i ma yin/  my teaching is not my own (Jn. 7:16), bstan pa 'di dkon mchog nas yin nam/  if this teaching is from God (Jn. 7:17), sku tshab rnams kyi bstan pa/  the apostles' teaching (Acts 2:42).

   Buddhist: bstan pa/  is the teaching of the Buddha, which is believed to be yang dag pa/  or completely correct (KTM), and dri ma med pa/  unstained: sangs rgyas kyi bstan pa dri ma med pa/  the unstained teaching of the Buddha (TRC 153). The term is also applied to the scriptures: mdo sngags kyi bstan pa/  teachings of the sutras and tantras (TRC 113) and to the doctrines taught by other religious teachers: dge lugs pa'i bstan pa'i bdag po/  master of the Gelugpa teachings (TRC 53), bka' gdams kyi bstan pa/  teachings of the Kadampa school (TRC 154).

   Cognates: 1) bstan pa snga dar dang /,,phyi dar/  the earlier and later periods of the spread of Bsm. in Tibet (TRI 117); 2) bstan srung /  protectors of the doctrine (TRI 117).

2. bslab bya/ 

   Biblical: teaching, instruction: pha ru shi pa dang sad du ki pa'i bslab bya/  the teaching of the Pharisees and Saducees (Mt. 16:12), bslab bya 'di rnams/  these teachings (1 Tim. 4:6).

   Buddhist: bslab bya/  1) advice or teaching about practical matters (KTM); 2) religious or doctrinal teachings: btsun mo grags 'dzin ma 'khor dang bcas par chos kyi bslab bya mang po gsungs so/  [he] gave many teachings to Queen Grags 'Dzin ma and her court (SGN 15); 3) precepts: bslab bya gsum/  the three types of precepts (TRI 299).

Related Terms: 1) bka'/  [lit. word, command] teaching, instruction, command: bka' 'di ci yin/  what is this teaching (Lk. 4:36), nga la gces pa des nga'i bka' srung ngo /  if anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching (Jn. 14:23); 2) gsung /  [lit. saying] teaching: gsung 'di mi sus nyan nus/  who can accept this teaching (Jn. 6:60); 3) bden tshig [lit. true word] sound or true teaching: bden tshig rnams dpe ru/  as a pattern of sound teaching (2 Tim. 1:13); 4) gtam/  [lit. talk] teaching: de tsho'i gtam gyis gnyan nad ltar za bar 'gyur ro/  their teaching will spread like gangrene [lit. an infectious disease] (2 Tim. 2:17); 5) chos/  teaching or doctrine: 'dre'i chos la rten/  to follow the teaching of demons (1 Tim. 4:1-2), spyan ras gzigs kyi chos/  the teaching about Chenresi (TRC 113); 6) bstan dgra/  a doctrinal opponent, adversary: ma shi ka'i bstan dgra/  [lit. enemy of the teachings of Christ] the Antichrist (1 Jn. 2:18); 7) sde snod gsum/  the three sets of teachings or three baskets of the Bst. scriptures (KBT 88); 8) ldem por dgongs pa/  teachings which require interpretation (KBT 91).