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Vimuktisena, Vimukti-sena: 2 definitions

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Vimuktisena 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.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Google Books: Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions

Vimuktisena (विमुक्तिसे�) can refer to either Āryavimuktisena or Bhadantavimuktisena: both ancient teachers belonging to the “lineage of vast conduct�, according to �the succession of Gurus in the Mahāmudrā lineages� in the Kagyü School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mahāmudrā deals with the nature of the mind).—The graduated path of the three levels of beings, which is an adornment [for the Mahāmudrā], is of three lineages: 1. The lineage of vast conduct; 2. The lineage of the profound view; 3. The lineage of the blessing of practice.—[The lineage of vast conduct]�(1) The Lord of Sages [the Buddha], ... (5) Ārya Vimuktisena, Bhadanta Vimuktisena,... and (14) Atiśa Dīpaṃkara.

: Academia: Examining the Blo sbyong Component in Thogs med bzang po's Collected Works

Vimuktisena (विमुक्तिसे�) refers to either Āryavimuktisena (rnam grol ste) or Bhadantavimuktisena (btsun pa rnam grol sde)—both part of Twenty-five Revered Figures who transmitted the teachings of the Mahāyāna blo sbyong (mind training) according to “Lineage of Mahāyāna Blo sbyong Masters� written in the Dergé edition of the gSung 'bum (lit. “collected works�)—a text written by thogs med bzang po (1295�1369)—a renowned master of Mind-training practices (in Tibetan: blo sbyong).

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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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