Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism

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Compatibility of the Tibetan Traditions’ Assertions about Primordial Mind
The Dalai Lama explains the compatible and incompatible assertions made by the four Tibetan traditions concerning primordial clear light mind.
in The Tibetan Traditions
Commentary on “Root Text for Mahamudra” – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey explains the Fourth Panchen Lama’s text that forms the basis for the Gelug/Kagyu tradition of mahamudra meditation on the nature of the mind.
in Mahamudra: Advanced
How Gampopa Combined the Kadampa and Mahamudra Streams into One
Gampopa’s way of combining the Kadampa and mahamudra teachings became the foundation for the Kagyu lineages that derived from him.
in Mahamudra & Dzogchen
The Tibetan Buddhist and Bon Traditions: A Comparison
It is very important to maintain a nonsectarian point of view of Bon with regard to the Tibetan traditions. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama always stresses, these different traditions share the same ultimate aim: they all teach methods for achieving enlightenment to benefit...
in The Tibetan Traditions
The Union of Method and Wisdom: Gelug and Non-Gelug
The Prasangika-Madhyamaka presentation of how to achieve a union of method and voidness both in sutra and tantra.
in Emptiness: Advanced
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