Ngöndro (preliminary practices)
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Ngöndro (preliminary practices) is a set of foundational Tibetan Buddhist meditations and rituals designed to purify obscurations, accumulate merit and wisdom, and prepare practitioners for advanced Vajrayana teachings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngöndro (preliminary practices) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11785431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngöndro (preliminary practices) Context triple: [Tibetan Buddhism, hasPracticeSystem, Ngöndro (preliminary practices)]
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Lamrim meditation
Lamrim meditation is a structured Tibetan Buddhist contemplative practice that guides practitioners step-by-step through the entire path to enlightenment, from basic ethics to advanced insight and compassion.
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Lamrim Chenmo
Lamrim Chenmo is Tsongkhapa’s seminal, comprehensive treatise on the graded path to enlightenment and one of the most influential philosophical and practical manuals in Tibetan Buddhism.
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Kriya Tantra
Kriya Tantra is a class of Buddhist tantric practice that emphasizes ritual actions, external conduct, and devotional activities as primary means for spiritual transformation.
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Guhyasamāja
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
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E.
Sādhana Pāda
Sādhana Pāda is the second chapter of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, focusing on the practical disciplines and methods for progressing on the path of yoga.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngöndro (preliminary practices) Target entity description: Ngöndro (preliminary practices) is a set of foundational Tibetan Buddhist meditations and rituals designed to purify obscurations, accumulate merit and wisdom, and prepare practitioners for advanced Vajrayana teachings.
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A.
Lamrim meditation
Lamrim meditation is a structured Tibetan Buddhist contemplative practice that guides practitioners step-by-step through the entire path to enlightenment, from basic ethics to advanced insight and compassion.
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B.
Lamrim Chenmo
Lamrim Chenmo is Tsongkhapa’s seminal, comprehensive treatise on the graded path to enlightenment and one of the most influential philosophical and practical manuals in Tibetan Buddhism.
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C.
Kriya Tantra
Kriya Tantra is a class of Buddhist tantric practice that emphasizes ritual actions, external conduct, and devotional activities as primary means for spiritual transformation.
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D.
Guhyasamāja
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
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E.
Sādhana Pāda
Sādhana Pāda is the second chapter of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, focusing on the practical disciplines and methods for progressing on the path of yoga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibetan Buddhist practice
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Vajrayana practice ⓘ preliminary practice ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
establishing a connection with the lineage
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realization of emptiness ⓘ stabilization of meditation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vajrayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
accumulation of mantra recitations
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devotion to the guru ⓘ generation of bodhicitta ⓘ offering of the mandala ⓘ purification of negative karma ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Vajrasattva purification
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bodhicitta practice ⓘ guru yoga ⓘ mandala offering ⓘ refuge practice ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
long Ngöndro
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short Ngöndro ⓘ |
| oftenRequires |
extended period of practice
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large numbers of repetitions ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Tibetan Buddhist tantric traditions ⓘ |
| performedBy | Vajrayana practitioners ⓘ |
| performedIn | Tibetan Buddhist lineages ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prerequisiteFor |
advanced tantric practices
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higher Vajrayana empowerments ⓘ |
| purpose |
accumulation of merit
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accumulation of wisdom ⓘ preparation for advanced Vajrayana teachings ⓘ purification of obscurations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
guru devotion
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merit accumulation ⓘ preliminary practices ⓘ purification practices ⓘ tantric initiation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
empowerment in some lineages
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oral instructions from a qualified teacher ⓘ |
| subtradition | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtBy | Tibetan Buddhist lamas ⓘ |
| textualLanguage | Tibetan ⓘ |
| transliteratedAs |
ngondro
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ngöndro ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
set of meditations
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set of rituals ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ngöndro (preliminary practices) Description of subject: Ngöndro (preliminary practices) is a set of foundational Tibetan Buddhist meditations and rituals designed to purify obscurations, accumulate merit and wisdom, and prepare practitioners for advanced Vajrayana teachings.
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