Tibetan Buddhism
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Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that developed in Tibet, characterized by its rich monastic tradition, tantric practices, and distinctive philosophical and ritual systems.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tibetan Buddhism canonical | 132 |
| Drukpa Kagyu tradition | 1 |
| Himalayan Buddhist traditions | 1 |
| Kagyu school | 1 |
| Tibetan Buddhism (historical) | 1 |
| Tibetan Pure Land traditions | 1 |
| Tibetan civilization | 1 |
| TibetanBuddhism | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist tradition
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ religion in Tibet ⓘ |
| developedIn | Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
bardo (intermediate state) ⓘ bodhicitta ⓘ emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ karma ⓘ rebirth ⓘ six realms of existence ⓘ |
| followsVehicle |
Mahayana
ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
monastic chanting
ⓘ
ritual dance (cham) ⓘ sand mandala construction ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalCollection |
Tibetan Kangyur
ⓘ
surface form:
Kangyur
Tengyur ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
dharmapāla (protector deity)
ⓘ
yidam (meditational deity) ⓘ |
| hasEthicalIdeal | bodhisattva path ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
monasteries
ⓘ
nunneries ⓘ tulkus (reincarnate lamas) ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle |
Dalai Lama
ⓘ
Karmapa ⓘ Panchen Lama ⓘ |
| hasMajorSchool |
Bon-influenced traditions
ⓘ
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Gelug
Jonang ⓘ Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Kagyu
Nyingma school ⓘ
surface form:
Nyingma
Sakya ⓘ |
| hasMeditationType |
deity yoga
ⓘ
non-dual awareness practices ⓘ vipaśyanā (insight) ⓘ śamatha (calm abiding) ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCode | Vinaya of the Mūlasarvāstivāda school ⓘ |
| hasOriginPlace |
Tibet Autonomous Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| hasPhilosophicalSchool |
Madhyamaka
ⓘ
Yogācāra ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalView |
rangtong
ⓘ
shentong ⓘ |
| hasPracticeSystem |
Kalachakra tantra
ⓘ
Lamrim meditation ⓘ
surface form:
Lamrim (stages of the path)
Ngöndro (preliminary practices) ⓘ Six Yogas of Naropa ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal | attainment of Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
bell (ghanta)
ⓘ
butter lamp ⓘ mala (prayer beads) ⓘ prayer wheel ⓘ thangka painting ⓘ vajra ⓘ
surface form:
vajra (dorje)
|
| hasSacredTextType |
sūtras
ⓘ
tantras ⓘ śāstras (treatises) ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
Nyingma school
ⓘ
surface form:
Dzogchen (Great Perfection)
Mahamudra meditation ⓘ chöd ⓘ guru yoga ⓘ lojong (mind training) ⓘ mandala visualization ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ prostrations ⓘ tantric rituals ⓘ |
| influencedCulture | Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Bhutan
ⓘ
Himalayan regions ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sikkim ⓘ |
| religiousFamily | Buddhism ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Classical Tibetan ⓘ |
| usesScriptureLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
Referenced by (139)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kagyu school
this entity surface form:
Drukpa Kagyu tradition
subject surface form:
Kalmyk people
subject surface form:
Sagarmatha
this entity surface form:
TibetanBuddhism
subject surface form:
Eastern Tibet