Old translation

An adjective referring to (1) the period of the first transmission of the Dharma from India to Tibet, (2) the Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism founded during this period, (3) a text translated during this period.

Tibetan: རྙིང་མ། rnying-ma

J. Hopkins: Nying-ma

Synonyms: Old Transmission Period


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