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  • proper noun One of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Examples

  • Although several pre-Langdarma monasteries, such as Samyay, had revived and become centers of what now became known as the Nyingma tradition, the first new Nyingma monastery of this period was not built until 1159.

    A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 2 The Struggle for Religious Survival after the Fall of the Tibetan Empire 2009

  • This is why there are small variations in the explanations of this process in specific Tantras spoken by Buddha, such as Guhyasamaja the main system being explained in this book, Chakrasamvara, and Kalachakra, as well as in certain Tantras of the Old Translation Order of Tibetan Buddhism, called Nyingma.

    Mind Of Clear Light His Holiness the Dalai Lama 2003

  • This is why there are small variations in the explanations of this process in specific Tantras spoken by Buddha, such as Guhyasamaja the main system being explained in this book, Chakrasamvara, and Kalachakra, as well as in certain Tantras of the Old Translation Order of Tibetan Buddhism, called Nyingma.

    Mind Of Clear Light His Holiness the Dalai Lama 2003

  • This is why there are small variations in the explanations of this process in specific Tantras spoken by Buddha, such as Guhyasamaja the main system being explained in this book, Chakrasamvara, and Kalachakra, as well as in certain Tantras of the Old Translation Order of Tibetan Buddhism, called Nyingma.

    Mind Of Clear Light His Holiness the Dalai Lama 2003

  • Lama Thogme is often sought out to train many of the monks of the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages at monasteries throughout India and Nepal in the complex art of sand mandala making.

    Spotlight: The Mandala Project at Los Angeles' Hammer Museum (PHOTOS) Melinda Brocka 2010

  • Lama Thogme is often sought out to train many of the monks of the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages at monasteries throughout India and Nepal in the complex art of sand mandala making.

    Spotlight: The Mandala Project at Los Angeles' Hammer Museum (PHOTOS) Melinda Brocka 2010

  • In this case, we present audio of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, one of the foremost scholars and meditation masters of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

    Shambhala SunSpace » 2009 » February 2009

  • Lama Thogme is often sought out to train many of the monks of the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages at monasteries throughout India and Nepal in the complex art of sand mandala making.

    Spotlight: The Mandala Project at Los Angeles' Hammer Museum (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • We are sad to report the death of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, a senior Tibetan teacher and former head of the Nyingma lineage.

    Shambhala SunSpace » 2009 » March 2009

  • We are sad to report the death of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, a senior Tibetan teacher and former head of the Nyingma lineage.

    Shambhala SunSpace » Melvin McLeod 2009

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