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Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism
“Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism” found in 30 documents
Advice Concerning Ngondro Preliminary Practices
Introduction The Tibetan word ngondro (sngon-’gro) is usually translated as “preliminary practices,” but Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche, one of my main teachers, always emphasized that that’s not really the flavor of the word. Although literally it means “to go before,” so...
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Preliminaries
Aryas’ Cognition of Emptiness: Four Tibetan Traditions
When shravaka, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas gain non-conceptual cognition of the four noble truths, they become aryas (highly realized beings, noble ones). They achieve a seeing pathway mind (path of seeing). According to Prasangika, within the context of the four noble...
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The Tibetan Traditions
Bodhichitta and the Two Truths in Anuttarayoga Tantra
Conventional and Deepest Bodhichittas Conventional bodhichitta (kun-rdzob byang-sems, relative bodhichitta) focuses on the superficial truth (kun-rdzob bden-pa, conventional truth, relative truth) of enlightenment, such as its qualities of omniscience. Deepest bodhichitta...
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Tantra: Advanced
Bon and Tibetan Buddhism
Introduction This evening I have been asked to speak about the Bon tradition and its relation to Buddhism. When His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks of the Tibetan traditions, he often refers to the five traditions of Tibet: the Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Gelug and Bon. From His...
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The Tibetan Traditions
Commentary on "Root Text for Mahamudra" – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Namo mahamudraya – homage to mahamudra, the great seal of reality. I respectfully bow at the feet of my peerless guru, lord of that which pervades everywhere, master of those with actual attainment, who expounds, in a denuding manner, the diamond-strong vajra sphere of...
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Mahamudra: Advanced
Context of Ways of Knowing, Bare Perception
Introduction This evening we are going to be speaking about ways of knowing; in other words cognition theory, and how it is that we know things – how our cognition actually works. This is an important topic since it relates very much to how we experience the four noble...
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Seven Ways of Knowing Objects
Conviction in the Dharma
Review of the Main Points of the Lam-rim The lam-rim is divided into three scopes, each with different states of mind that act as pathways enabling us to reach enlightenment. This structure was first formulated by the great eleventh-century Indian master Atisha, who was...
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Self-Transformation through the Lam-rim Graded Stages
Divisions of the 6 Perfections: Four Tibetan Traditions
[For background, see: The Ten Perfections in Theravada, Mahayana and Bon] The various Tibetan Buddhist traditions present slightly different division schemes of the six far-reaching attitudes (pha-rol-tu phyin-pa, Skt. paramita; perfections). The diversity indicates the wide...
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The Tibetan Traditions
Dzogchen in Comparison with Other Buddhist Systems
[For background, see: The Tibetan Buddhist and Bon Traditions: A Comparison] The Need for Dzogchen Dzogchen (rdzogs-chen, the great completeness) is an advanced system of Mahayana practice that brings enlightenment. It is found primarily in the Nyingma and Bon traditions, but...
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Dzogchen: Advanced
Emptiness Meditation in Tantra: Four Tibetan Traditions
Object Clear Light and Cognitive Clear Light The subtlest level of mental activity, called clear light (‘od-gsal) in the non-Nyingma systems, may be presented as either The actual nature of things (chos-nyid), referring to voidness, or Something that has this actual...
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The Tibetan Traditions
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