- གནས་བྱིན་པ།
- གནས་སྦྱིན་པ།
- gnas sbyin pa
- gnas byin pa
- niśrayadāyaka
- niśrayadāna
- Term
Publications: 2
- giver of support
- གནས་བྱིན་པ།
- gnas byin pa
- niśrayadāyaka
- niśrayadāna
One of five types of instructors identified by the Buddha, referring to someone who offers shelter, support, and instruction, even if only temporarily.
- givers of instruction
- གནས་སྦྱིན་པ།
- gnas sbyin pa
- niśrayadāyaka
A monk who gives you instruction for even a single day. One of five types of instructors named by the Buddha when asked to elaborate on the role of an instructor.