Two compendiums: 1 definition
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Two compendiums 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 SystemsThe Two Compendiums are known in Tibetan as sdom rnam gnyis.鈥擳hey are:
- Asa峁単a鈥檚 Compendium of Mahayana Sutras and
- Compendium of Abhidharma.
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: sdom rnam gnyis, sa sde lnga, byams chos sde lnga, Five treatises, Ashtaprakarana, pra ka ra na sde brgyad, Eight dissertations, Cittamatra.
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
Introduction to the Tilakamanjari < [Chapter 6 - Summary of the Tilakamanjari]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
On the Nature and Development of 鈥楾raditional Indian Medicine鈥� < [Volume 3 (1993)]