Transcript Nyingma Buddhism - osterweil-asian

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[{“Nyingma was started by Guru
Padmasambhav who came to Tibet in 817 C.E.
at the invitation of King Trisong Duetsan (742797) in order to subdue the evil forces then
obstructing the spread of Buddhism.”}]
[{“Bodhisattva Abbot Shantarakshita and
Guru Rinpochey built the Samyey monestary,
which became a principal center of learning
and the site where many of the texts that would
make up Tibet's vast Buddhist literature were
first translated into Tibetan.”}]
Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) => Symbol
[{“The 14th the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is spiritual leader
and symbol of the Nyingma Buddhism. He was born Lhamo
Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser in
northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness
was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with
Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the
13th Dalai Lama, and thus an incarnation Avalokitesvara,
the Buddha of Compassion.”}]
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YAMA – [{“The wrathful looking head is
Yama, the one with many names such as Lord
of Death and Lord of Illusion. Yama is the
emanation of Deity of Wisdom Manjushri.
Yama represents the impermanent and illusory
nature of all phenomena.”}]
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[{“Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig in Tibetan), the
buddha of compassion, is the patron deity of
Tibet. The Dalai Lama is considered his
embodiment. Shown here with 1000 arms that
represent his capacity to relieve suffering.”}]
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[{“Guru Rinpoche or Padmasambhava (Pema
Jungne in Tibetan) is the main founder of
Buddhism in Tibet. He is a key figure in
Tibetan history and is shown her”}]
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[{“A model of Buddhist cosmology based on the
Abhidharma literature. Yama, the central figure,
holds the circular wheel of existence in his jaws.
Scenes within the circle depict the six realms of
existence.”}]
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[{“Images of two figures in sexual union are
common in Tibetan Buddhist art. These yabyum or father-mother works depict the
inseparability of wisdom and compassion.”}]
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[{“Wrathful female protector of the Dalai Lama
and his monastic college. This work was selected
in order to better understand how non-experts
perceive wrathful imagery (e.g., skulls,
weapons)”}]
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[{“Guru Rinpochey also gave widespread teachings from
the highest classes of tantra and in particular to his twentyfive principal disciples. These first Tibetan adepts are
renowned for their spiritual accomplishments.”}]
[{“Guru Rinpochey thought that his disciples are immature
and the time was yet inappropriate for many of the other
teachings he had to reveal. So Guru Padmasambhava hid
hundreds of Treasures in the forms of scriptures, images
and ritual articles, with instructions for their revelation for
the benefit of future generations. Subsequently, more than
one hundred masters have revealed these Treasures and
taught them to their disciples. So, besides the tantric
teachings, it is these lineages of revealed teachings
combined with the Great Completion or Dzogchen doctrine
taught and disseminated successively by Garab Doyjer, Shri
Simha, Guru Rinpochey, Jnana Sutra, Vimala Mitra, which
are distinguished in Tibet as Nyingma doctrine.”}]
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[{“The Nyingma tradition divides the entire Buddhist
teachings into Nine Vehicles: the Three Common
Vehicles comprising the Hearer, Solitary Realizer, and
Bodhisattva vehicles dealing with those categories of
teachings included in the sutras taught by Buddha
Shakyamuni; the Three Outer Tantras consisting of
(1)Kriya Tantra which places greater emphasis on
practising proper external behaviour, physical and
verbal conduct aimed at purification and simple
visualisation practice; (2)Upa Tantra which lays more
emphasis on developing both external and internal
faculties with the goal of achieving a deeper affinity
with the meditational deity; and (3)Yoga Tantra, which
I mainly aimed at developing the strength of inner
psychophysical vitality as taught by Vajrasattva.”}]
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[{“Finally, the Three Innermost Tantras comprising
(1)Mahayoga, primarily emphasising the
Generation Stage practice in which the ordinary
level of perception and attachment are eliminated
through sacred vision and divine pride; the
(2)Annuyoga, emphasising Completion Stage
practice in which the vajra body is used as a
serviceable means to actualise primordial
awareness and the (3)Atiyoga, in which all
emphasis is directed towards full activation of the
generation and completion stage practices,
enabling the yogi to transcend all ordinary time,
activity and experience, as taught by
Samantabhadra Buddha”}]
Founder of the Sect, Location, Time period and attainment of Enlightenment from
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1. Http://www.tibet.com/Buddhism/nyingma.html
The Government of Tibet in Exile: The Nyingma Tradition, This site is maintained and updated by The
Office of Tibet, the official agency of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in London, Last updated: 10-Nov97. Used Oct 1st, 08 from Korea International School.
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2. http://blog.naver.com/taucross?Redirect=Log&logNo=100009890619
지켜보기: 티벳불교종파 – 닝마파, updated 2005/ 02/ 02 00:54 Used Oct 1st, 08 from Korea International
School.
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3. Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) => http://www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html
The Dalai Lama’s Biography, this site is maintained and updated by The Office of Tibet, the official agency
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in London. This Web page may be linked to any other Web sites.
Contents may not be altered. Last updated: 9-Sept-97. Used 0ct 1st, 08 from Korea International School
Pictures and information about the pictures from
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1. Picture of Tenzin Gyatso (Dalailama) -> yahoo! Korea http://kr.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=krautotype_fp&KEY=&p=%B4%DE%B6%F3%C0%CC+%B6%F3%B8%B6 . Used Oct 1st, 08 from Korea
International School
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2. http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/mannion/mannion.html
Mannion, S., Seeing Tibetan Art Through Social Tags, in J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds.). Museums and the
Web 2008: Proceedings(CD-ROM), Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. Published March 31,
2008. Used Oct 1st, 08 from Korea International School.
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Information about Yama from http://www.karmachakragame.com/game.html, Karma Chakra
Copyright Chodak Tashi Ghartsang. Used Oct 1st, 08 from Korea International School.