upadeśa
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Upadeśa (Sanskrit: उपदेश), "teaching," "instruction", is the spiritual guidance provided by a guru or spiritual teacher.
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Upadeśa (Sanskrit: उपदेश), "teaching," "instruction", is the spiritual guidance provided by a guru 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 or formula"