Tsen Tradition
| Key Term | Tsen Tradition |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | Meditative Tradition |
| Hover Popup Choices | Meditative Tradition; meditative tradition; sgom lugs; btsan lugs; Btsan Tradition |
| Featured People | Tsen Khawoche, Zu Gawai Dorje |
| In Tibetan Script | བཙན་ལུགས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | btsan lugs |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | tsen luk |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | Tsen Khawoche's "meditative tradition" of exegesis of the Uttaratantra; it is one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana. |
| Has the Sense of | Also known as the "meditative tradition" (sgom lugs), this form of exegesis was primarily concerned with the practical application of the teachings contained in the Uttaratantra as a means to experience buddha-nature for oneself. However, both the Tsen Tradition and its opposing counterpart, the Ngok Tradition, reportedly came from a single source, the Kashmiri scholar-yogi Sajjana. |
| Related Terms | sgom lugs |
| Related Topic Pages | Ngok Tradition |
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As cited in Kano 2006 (see Appendix H, p. 624), according to Jamgön Kongtrul's commentary on the Uttaratantra, The Unassailable Lion's Roar, the lineage of the Tsen Tradition is:
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