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གནས་བཞི།

gnas bzhi

catvāro niśrayaḥ

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Translated as:

Four Supports

The Chapter on Going Forth

Four Supports

གནས་བཞི།

gnas bzhi

catvāro niśrayaḥ

Definition in this text:

In getting ordained, a monk pledges to make do with a restricted set of supports that conduce to the holy life. These fall into four categories: clothing, shelter, food, and medicine.

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