- ཡོན་བཤད།
- yon bshad
- dakṣiṇādeśa
- Term
- explain patronage
- ཡོན་བཤད།
- yon bshad
- dakṣiṇādeśa
The monastic recipient of an act of generosity should dedicate the fruits of that generosity on behalf of the patron. Kalyāṇamitra explains that to “explain patronage” (yon bshad pa) means to explain the benefits of generosity after reciting the Three Implements (Kalyāṇamitra, F.312.a.5).