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As [[His Holiness]] the [[Dalai Lama]] explains:<ref>Based on a [[teaching]] given by [[His Holiness]] the [[Dalai Lama]] in {{Wiki|Finland}}, 1988. Published in [[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]], in the [[nine yanas]] chapter.</ref> | As [[His Holiness]] the [[Dalai Lama]] explains:<ref>Based on a [[teaching]] given by [[His Holiness]] the [[Dalai Lama]] in {{Wiki|Finland}}, 1988. Published in [[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]], in the [[nine yanas]] chapter.</ref> | ||
| − | :Four major | + | :Four major traditions—[[Nyingma]], [[Kagyü]], [[Sakya]] and [[Gelug]]—emerged as a result of the earlier and later dissemination of the [[Buddhist teachings]] in [[Tibet]], and also because of the emphasis placed by great [[masters]] of the {{Wiki|past}} on different [[scriptures]], techniques of [[meditation]] and, in some cases, terms used to express particular [[experiences]]. |
:What is common to all the four major [[traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] is their emphasis on the practice of the entire structure of the [[Buddhist]] [[path]], which comprises the [[essence]] of not only the [[Vajrayana]] teachings, but also the [[Mahayana]] practices of the [[bodhisattva]]s, and the basic practices of the [[Fundamental Vehicle]]. In [[India]], based on differences in [[philosophical]] standpoint, four major [[Buddhist]] schools of [[thought]] emerged: [[Vaibhashika]], [[Sautrantika]], [[Yogachara]] and [[Madhyamaka]]. All four major [[traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], however, uphold the [[philosophical]] standpoint of the [[Madhyamaka school]], and to that extent, there are no fundamental [[philosophical]] differences between them. | :What is common to all the four major [[traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] is their emphasis on the practice of the entire structure of the [[Buddhist]] [[path]], which comprises the [[essence]] of not only the [[Vajrayana]] teachings, but also the [[Mahayana]] practices of the [[bodhisattva]]s, and the basic practices of the [[Fundamental Vehicle]]. In [[India]], based on differences in [[philosophical]] standpoint, four major [[Buddhist]] schools of [[thought]] emerged: [[Vaibhashika]], [[Sautrantika]], [[Yogachara]] and [[Madhyamaka]]. All four major [[traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], however, uphold the [[philosophical]] standpoint of the [[Madhyamaka school]], and to that extent, there are no fundamental [[philosophical]] differences between them. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 11 March 2014
The four main schools (Wyl. chos lugs chen po bzhi) of Tibetan Buddhism are:
Commentary
As His Holiness the Dalai Lama explains:[1]
- Four major traditions—Nyingma, Kagyü, Sakya and Gelug—emerged as a result of the earlier and later dissemination of the Buddhist teachings in Tibet, and also because of the emphasis placed by great masters of the past on different scriptures, techniques of meditation and, in some cases, terms used to express particular experiences.
- What is common to all the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism is their emphasis on the practice of the entire structure of the Buddhist path, which comprises the essence of not only the Vajrayana teachings, but also the Mahayana practices of the bodhisattvas, and the basic practices of the Fundamental Vehicle. In India, based on differences in philosophical standpoint, four major Buddhist schools of thought emerged: Vaibhashika, Sautrantika, Yogachara and Madhyamaka. All four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, however, uphold the philosophical standpoint of the Madhyamaka school, and to that extent, there are no fundamental philosophical differences between them.
Footnotes
- ↑ Based on a teaching given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Finland, 1988. Published in Dzogchen and Padmasambhava, in the nine yanas chapter.
External Links
- Four Traditional Ways of Classifying the Schools of Tibetan Buddhism Outline page at Himalayan Art
- 'The Four Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism: Personal Experience, History, and Comparisons' by Alexander Berzin
