Bal yul: 1 definition
Introduction:
Bal yul means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesbal yul (བལ་ཡུལ) refers to “Nepal” in the Tibetan language as .—The Ḍākārṇava and Padmavajra’s Bohitā were translated into Tibetan by Jayasena and Dharma yon tan (also scribed as Chos kyi yon tan) in Kathmandu (yam bu) in Nepal (bal yul), which is described as “great [and best] place of accomplishment (or of the accomplished ones)” (grub pa’i gnas [mchog] chen po), according to the colophons of Tibetan translations of these texts Kathmandu was already an important site of Buddhist Tantrism.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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