Nyingma

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Key Term	Nyingma
In Tibetan Script	རྙིང་མ་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	rnying ma
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	Nyingma
Term Type	School name
Source Language	Tibetan
Definitions

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.

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.