Upadeśa (Sanskrit: उपदेश), "teaching," "instruction",spokensanskrit.de, ''Upadeza''
/ref> is the spiritual guidance provided by a

guru Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...

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: ''mantra'') or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like Sanskrit or Avestan) belie ...

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 Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism,Adams, C. J."Classification o ...

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

: The term can also be used for the Buddhist

Abhidhamma The Theravada Abhidhamma tradition, also known as the Abhidhamma Method, refers to a scholastic systematization of the Theravāda school's understanding of the highest Buddhist teachings ( Abhidhamma). These teachings are traditionally believed ...

and other religious commentaries.Encyclopedia britannica, ''Upadeśa''
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Spiritual guidance

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