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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 Systems

mngon 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

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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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