Paṇḍita (Sanskrit; Tibetan:
khepa;
Wyl:
mkhas pa) was a title in
Indian Buddhism awarded to scholars who have mastered the
five sciences (Sanskrit:
pañcavidyāsthāna; Tib.
rigné chenpo nga; Wyl.
rig gnas chen po lnga) in which a learned person was traditionally supposed to be well-versed.