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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
bka' 'babs (བཀའ་འབབས) (in Tibetan) (lit. “Special oral tradition”) — Literally, a “descent of the word,” a lineage of transmission related to highly specialized and esoteric practices, most often related to the tantras, as for instance, the four special oral traditions received by Tilopa
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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Full-text (+0): bka' babs bzhi, Special oral tradition, Four special oral traditions.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing bka' 'babs; (plurals include: bka' 'babses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (vii): Sangs rgyas ras pa < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Chapter 20 - Trophupa (iii): Khro phu lo tsa ba < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (i): The monk of rog < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 22.6 (Commentary) < [Chapter 22 (Text And Commentary)]
14. The Treasure-Doctrines associated with the Guhyagarbha < [Introduction]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Index of Lamas quoted or mentioned < [Bonpo Studies: The A Khrid system of Meditation (Part II)]
Lay Religious Movements in 11th and 12th Century Tibet < [Volume 18, Number 3-4 (1996)]
History and Myth < [Volume 10, Issue 3 (2019)]
Tattva, vrata, caryā < [Volume 15, Issue 3 (2024)]