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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: Mah膩mudr膩 and Related InstructionsMilarepa (啶た啶侧ぐ啷囙お) is the name of an ancient teacher, according to 鈥�the succession of Gurus in the Mah膩mudr膩 lineages鈥� in the Kagy眉 School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mah膩mudr膩 deals with the nature of the mind).鈥擜ccording to the special Mantray膩na tradition, one lineage is: (1) Vajradhara, (2) Tilopa, (3) N膩ropa, and (4) Marpa Lots膩wa. Another lineage is: (1) Vajradhara, (2) Matiratna, (3) Saraha, [(4) N膩g膩rjuna], (5) 艢avaripa, (6) Maitripa, and (7) Marpa Ch枚kyi Lodr枚. Afterward, both lineages merge in Lord Milarepa, Lord Da枚 Sh枚nu [i.e., Gampopa], and so on. This is the lineage of the Kamtsang [Kagy眉]. [...]
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Full-text: Gampopa, Nagarjuna, Saraha, Marpa lotsawa, Matiratna, Dao shonu, Kamtsang, Naropa, Vajradhara, Maitripa, Marpa chokyi lodro, Tilopa, Shavaripa, Drukpa.
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Chenian Short Lectures in America (by Yogi C. M. Chen)
Chapter 1 - Why is Traditional Buddhism Better < [Part Two]
Chapter 3 - Deep Breathing < [Part One]
Chapter 1 - The Nine Steps Of Samatha < [Part One]
The Way of the White Clouds (by An膩garika L膩ma Govinda)
Chapter 43 - The Last Trial < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Chapter 31 - A Message from the Past < [Part 3 - Death and Rebirth]
Chapter 34 - The Two Siddhas of Ts茅-Ch枚ling < [Part 3 - Death and Rebirth]
The Six Yogas of Naropa (by C. A. Mus茅s)
Chapter Four (c): The Actual Successive Practice of the Path
Chapter Eleven: Tsong Khopa's Summary of Sources
The Importance Of Sangha (by Drupon Thinley Ningpo)
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Wrinkles in Time: On the Vagaries of Mi la ras pa鈥檚 Dates < [Volume 74 (2013)]