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rtogs chen 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)
: Academia: The " Twenty or Eighteen " Texts of the Mind Seriesrtogs chen (嘟⑧緹嘟监絺嘟︵紜嘟嗋胶嘟�) (or 鈥済reat realization鈥�) refers to one of the 鈥�Eighteen Texts of the Mind Series鈥� (Tibetan: sems sde bco rgyad)鈥� the earliest known corpus of Dzogchen literature (also: 鈥済reat perfection鈥� or Atiyoga) in Nyingma Buddhism.鈥擳he many lists of the Eighteen Texts that emerged between the 9th and the 14th century differ in their contents, there is no canonical collection of texts within the rNying ma tradition that includes all of the eighteen texts. One list includes [e.g., 鈥淕reat Realization鈥�; Tibetan: rtogs chen]. It is mentioned in the 12th century 鈥�Religious History鈥� compiled by the Tibetan scholar Nyang ral Nyi ma 'od zer.
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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