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rigs lam pa/
ID:
T190392
  • རིགས་ལམ་པ (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
    • > rigs lam pa/ (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
    • > riklampa (Tibetan, Latin script, Transcription-THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)

Questioner. One of the two parties involved in a monastic debate. The questioner, who usually stands, attacks the thesis of a seated defender (dam bca’ ba).

Etymology
Basic Syllabic Etymology:
The rigs lam pa is “the one with the path (lam) of reasoning (rigs).”

language:
English
Author:
Chris Hatchell
Other Dictionaries

Other Dictionaries

1. Jeffrey Hopkins Dictionary

Hopkins' Translations: Challenger

language:
English

2. Dan Martin Dictionary

questioner (in debate). Dreyfus, Sound 211.

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English
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