| Key Term |
Nyingma |
| Hover Popup Choices |
Nyingma; rnying ma; Nyingmapa |
| Featured People |
Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo, Longchen Rabjam Drime Özer, Mipam Gyatso, Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Paljor, Dudjom Jikdral Yeshe Dorje |
| In Tibetan Script |
རྙིང་མ་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
rnying ma |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering |
nying ma |
| Term Type |
School |
| Source Language |
Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning |
The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. |
| Definitions |
| Rangjung Yeshe's English Term |
Nyingma tradition. Nyingma school. The teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period up to Rinchen Sangpo in the ninth century chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairochana. The two subsequent main types of transmission are Kama and Terma. Practices are based on both the Outer and Inner Tantras with emphasis on the practice of the Inner Tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga. Nyingma school; Nyingma, the Old school, old translation school. |