Dromtonpa, Dromtönpa: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: Mahāmudrā and Related InstructionsDromtönpa is the name of an ancient teacher belonging to the “lineage of the blessing of practice”, according to “the succession of Gurus in the Mahāmudrā lineages” in the Kagyü School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mahāmudrā deals with the nature of the mind).—The graduated path of the three levels of beings, which is an adornment [for the Mahāmudrā], is of three lineages: 1. The lineage of vast conduct; 2. The lineage of the profound view; 3. The lineage of the blessing of practice.—[The lineage of vast conduct]—(1) Vajradhara, (2) Tilopa, (3) Nāropa, (4) Ḍombipa, and (5) Atiśa. From Atiśa a union of all three lineages was transmitted successively to (1) Geshé Tönpa [Dromtönpa], (2) Chengawa, (3) Jayülpa, and (4) Gampopa. [...]
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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Ends with: Geshe Tonpa.
Full-text: Geshé tönpa, Atisha, Jayülpa, Chengawa.
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