Upadeśa (Sanskrit: उपदेश), "teaching," "instruction",spokensanskrit.de, ''Upadeza''
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guru Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverentia ...

or spiritual teacher.

Etymology

The term ''upadeśa'' has various, related meanings: * "information," "clarification," "specification" * "preaching," "prescription" * "instruction," "guidance," "pointing out to" * "initiation," "communication of the initiatory

mantra A mantra (Pali: ''manta'') or mantram (मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words in Sanskrit, Pali and other languages believed by practitioners to have religious, ma ...

or formula"

Spiritual guidance

Indian religions Indian religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. These religions, which include Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism,Adams, C. J."Classification of ...

, both Hinduism and Buddhism, ''upadeśa'' is the spiritual instruction and example provided by the

: The term can also be used for the Buddhist Abhidhamma and other religious commentaries.Encyclopedia britannica, ''Upadeśa''
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