gleng gzhi

narration, discourse, subject, index, table of contents, scene of discourse, 1 of 12 gsung rab yan lag, declarations [JV]

narration; narrative background; mise-en-sc�ne; isc. underlying basis [RB]

Declarations [RY]

1) chief topic of discussion/ conversation, basis for the talk, setting, subject matter, declaration, theme of discourse; 2) condition of rtsod gleng [eg legal dispute]; 3) table of contents of a shastra, catalog; 4) introduction, preface, introductory chapter, foward,'the topics' [one of the 12 divisions of the scripture], story, history [IW]

1) chief topic of discussion/ conversation, basis for the talk, setting, subject matter, declaration, theme of discourse; 2) condition of rtsod gleng [eg legal dispute]; 3) table of contents of a shastra, catalog; 4) introduction, preface, introductory chapter, forward, the topics; 5) story, history [IW]

1) basis for the talk, setting, subject matter, declaration, theme [of discourse]. 2) introduction, introductory chapter, preface, forward. 3) 'the topic' of a division of the scripture. 4) story, history; Declarations [RY]

setting. This is the beginning part of a sutra that discusses where it was given and who was present. DKC