gdams ngag: 3 definitions
Introduction:
gdams ngag 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)
gdams ngag (གདམས་ངག) (also: gdams) (Tibetan; in Sanskrit: avavāda) — (lit. “Instruction”) — Like guidelines, praxis, and special instructions, a specifically focused set of teachings imparted by a guru to a disciple or disciples
gdams ngag (གདམས་ངག) refers to the “practice advice” of Dromtönpa who had three main disciples.—Accordindly, Chengawa Tsultrim Bar (spyan snga tshul khrims 'bar) (1033-1103) was the main holder of Dromtönpa's lineage of teachings on emptiness, practice advice (gdams ngag) and Tantra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Tibetan-English dictionary
gdams ngag (གདམས་ངག) (in Tibetan) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 教導 [jiào dǎo]: “guide”.
2) 教誨 [jiào huì]: “teach”.
3) 正授 [zhèng shòu]: “instruction”.
4) 正教授 [zhèng jiào shòu]: “accurate teaching”.
Tibetan language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: gdams ngag brjed pa, gdams ngag rjes su bstan pa.
Full-text (+17): Avavada, gdams ngag brjed pa, yang dag pa'i gdams ngag, gdams ngag rjes su bstan pa, Jiao shou jiao jie, Zheng jiao shou, Instruction, gdams, Sammosa, Avavadasammosa, Chengawa, Chengawa tsultrim bar, Wang sheng yan, Wu dao jiao shou, rtse mo byung rgyal, bde ba 'phrul bkod, rdzogs pa spyi chings, byang chub sems tig, bde ba rab 'byams, srog gi 'khor lo.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing gdams ngag; (plurals include: gdams ngags). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 209 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 73 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 293 / Stanza 33 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2a - In Defence of the Authenticity of the mdo < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 5a - Minor lineages (brgyud phran gyi skabs) < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Chapter 3 - Kharakpa (kha rag pa'i skabs) < [Book 13 - Cutting and Kharakpa]
Mulamadhyamaka-karika (English) (by Stephen Batchelor)
History and Myth < [Volume 10, Issue 3 (2019)]
On Dealing with Destructive Emotions through the “Path of Self-Liberation” < [Volume 4, Issue 2 (2013)]
Consecrated Medicines and Spiritual Practices < [Volume 16, Issue 3 (2025)]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 13.10 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Miscellanea to a Recent Contribution on/to the Bsam-Yas Debate < [Volume 11, Number 3-4 (1984)]