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tshad ma 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: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemstshad ma (ཚད་མ) (Tibetan; in Sanskrit: ṇa) � (lit. “Valid cognition�) � In Indian and Tibetan philosophical systems, an authoritative source of knowledge. Buddhist schools generally accept only two types of valid cognition � perception and inference. The analysis of valid cognition promulgated by Dharmakīrti is a major topic of study in the Tibetan system of monastic education

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: tshad ma bcu gcig, tshad ma drug, tshad ma sde bdun.
Full-text (+8): tshad ma drug, tshad ma bcu gcig, tshad ma sde bdun, tshad ma'i rgyan, Testimony, Inference, Reasoning, Comparison, Implication, Renown, Occurrence, Thinking, Cognition of non-existence, Six Sources of Valid Cognition, Pramana, Eleven sources of valid cognition, Seven treatises, Dignaga, Dharmakirti, 'dzam gling rgyan drug.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing tshad ma; (plurals include: tshad mas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Unestablished Subjects in Arguments by Consequence
On Pramāṇabhūta (i.e., ṇa and bhūta)
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 271 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 270 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Life Story Of Dzongsar Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk < [Introduction Text]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - Shri System (v): Zhan ston < [Book 14 - Great Compassion Cycle]
Chapter 3 - Arrangement of similar dates < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]
Chapter 4 - Pramāṇavārtika lineages < [Book 6 - The Origin of the Mādhyamika (middle way)]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
4. Ācārya Dharmakīrti and His Works < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
3. Ācārya Diṅnāga and His works < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2e - What follows from the freedoms and favors being so difficult to attain < [A. The general explanation of being free and well favored, so difficult to obtain]