Tsen Tradition

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Key Term	Tsen Tradition
In Tibetan Script	བཙན་ལུགས་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	btsan lugs
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	tsen luk
Basic Meaning	The Tibetan tradition of exegesis of the Uttaratantra that stems from Tsen Khawoche.
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	Ngok Tradition
Definitions

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.

The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra.

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.

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.

Ngok Lotsāwa Loden Sherab's "analytic tradition" of exegesis of the Uttaratantra; one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana.