Nyingma
Key Term | Nyingma |
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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. |
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