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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibetan Buddhist practice
Vajrayana practice
preliminary practice
aimsAt establishing a connection with the lineage
realization of emptiness
stabilization of meditation
associatedWith Vajrayana NERFINISHED
emphasizes accumulation of mantra recitations
devotion to the guru
generation of bodhicitta
offering of the mandala
purification of negative karma
hasComponent Vajrasattva purification
bodhicitta practice
guru yoga
mandala offering
refuge practice
hasVariant long Ngöndro
short Ngöndro
oftenRequires extended period of practice
large numbers of repetitions
originatesFrom Tibetan Buddhist tantric traditions
performedBy Vajrayana practitioners
performedIn Tibetan Buddhist lineages
practicedIn Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
prerequisiteFor advanced tantric practices
higher Vajrayana empowerments
purpose accumulation of merit
accumulation of wisdom
preparation for advanced Vajrayana teachings
purification of obscurations
relatedConcept guru devotion
merit accumulation
preliminary practices
purification practices
tantric initiation
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED
requires empowerment in some lineages
oral instructions from a qualified teacher
subtradition Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
taughtBy Tibetan Buddhist lamas
textualLanguage Tibetan
transliteratedAs ngondro
ngöndro
typicalForm set of meditations
set of rituals

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Tibetan Buddhism hasPracticeSystem Ngöndro (preliminary practices)