Eighteen major scriptural transmissions: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
The Eighteen Major Scriptural Transmissions (Tibetan: sems sde lung chen po bco brgyad) are also known as the “Eighteen Great Scriptures”.—Yudra Nyingpo [g.yu sgra snying po] was one of the chief disciples of Vairotsana and one of the principal lotsawa "translators" of the first translation stage of texts into Tibetan. Yudra Nyingpo became one of the greatest masters of Nyingma Dzogchen Semde and Longdé teachings. He translated many works, including the 'Thirteen Later Translations' (Wylie: phyi 'gyur bcu gsum) of the 'Eighteen Major Scriptural Transmissions of the Mind Series' (sems sde lung chen po bco brgyad).
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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Partial matches: Major, Transmission.
Full-text: sems sde lung chen po bco brgyad, Eighteen major scriptures, Thirteen later translations.
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