Buddhist Traditions And Concepts 1-19
19 entries in the Buddhist Traditions And Concepts compendium.
Kadam (Tibetan Buddhism)11th-century Tibetan Buddhist tradition emphasizing compassion, discipline, and study.KagyuOne of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.KaruṇāA key virtue of compassion in Indic religions and arts.LamrimTibetan Buddhist textual form presenting stages to enlightenment.LojongTibetan Buddhist mind training using aphorisms to transform suffering.Longchen NyingthigTerma cycle revealed by Jigme Lingpa, central to the Nyingma school.MahamudraA multivalent Buddhist term for the great seal of wisdom and emptiness.MahayanaLargest Buddhist branch emphasizing the bodhisattva path to buddhahood.MaitrīA key Buddhist concept of loving-kindness and benevolence.Middle WayBuddhist path avoiding extremes of indulgence and self-mortification.MūlamadhyamakakārikāFoundational Madhyamaka text on emptiness and dependent origination.NgöndroPreliminary practices common to all Tibetan Buddhist schools and Bon.NirmāṇakāyaPhysical manifestation of a Buddha in time and space.Noble Eightfold PathEarly Buddhist path to liberation from rebirth.PrajnaparamitaA perfected wisdom and body of Mahāyāna Buddhist scriptures.PratītyasamutpādaKey Buddhist doctrine of conditioned arising shared by all schools.Pure LandA purified realm free from suffering, sought for rebirth.Pure Land BuddhismA Mahayana tradition focused on rebirth in a Buddha's pure land.PāramitāBuddhist perfections cultivated for enlightenment.
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