mngon rtogs: 1 definition
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mngon rtogs means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemsmngon rtogs (མངོན་རྟོགས) (in Tibetan) (lit. “Abhidharma�) � Literally, “higher knowledge,� the branch of Buddhist discourse and the section of the Buddhist canon concerned with categorizing and describing the basic constituents of existence, or dharmas . In Tibetan tradition, the two most influential abhidharma texts are Vasubandhu's Treasury of Higher Knowledge and Asaṅga's Compendium of Higher Knowledge

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
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Starts with: mngon rtogs brgyad.
Full-text: mngon rtogs brgyad, Abhidhamma, Eight higher realizations, Haribhadra, btsun pa rnam grol sde, Gunamitra, seng ge bzang, rnam grol ste, gang ba spel.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing mngon rtogs; (plurals include: mngon rtogses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Interview With Khenpo Namdröl < [Introduction Text]
Life Story Of Dzongsar Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk < [Introduction Text]
Text Section 127 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1 - How those who wish to cross over from cyclic existence should think of impermanence < [D. The final summary]
Part 1b.1j - How the cause of liberation is produced < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 5 - Cakrasaṃvara < [Book 7 - The preaching of the Tantras]
Chapter 5b - The Separate Lineage (brgyud pa thor bu ba) < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Chapter 4 - The Kam System (skam lugs kyi skabs) < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
4a. The Māyājāla Cycle (Introduction) < [Introduction]
9. The bka'-ma lineage < [Introduction]