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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngöndro | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibetan Buddhist practice
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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
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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
ⓘ
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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