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gling 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.
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
gling (གླིང) [=gling bzhi] in Tibetan refers to the “Four continents” representing the “Four Island-continents” (Sanskrit: dvīpa; Tibetan: gling) which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma. [...] Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents (Sanskrit: kṣudradvīpāni; Tibetan: gling phran) of the same shape (see eight subcontinents). [...]
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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Starts with: gling ba, gling bzhi, gling phran, gling phran brgyad.
Full-text (+70): gling bzhi, gser gling pa, 'dzam gling rgyan drug, Six ornaments, Gunaprabha, Shakyaprabha, Four continents, rin chen gling pa, sangs rgyas gling pa, Karma gLing-pa, mchog gyur gling pa, gling phran, nor bu gling ka, gling ba, Nagarjuna, 'dzam gling gnas mchog nyishu rtsa bzhi, gling phran brgyad, 'dzam gling mchog gnyis, 'jigs med gling pa mkhyen brtse 'od zer, Asanga.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing gling; (plurals include: glings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Thighbone trumpets (Kangling or “rkang gling”) andTantric practice < [Chapter 4 - Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects: A technical study]
“pha dam pa sangs rgyas” in the iconography of Tibetan Siddhas < [Chapter 3 - “rKang gling” in the iconography of “gcod”]
“gCod” and its sources in the “bKa’ brgyud” traditions < [Chapter 3 - “rKang gling” in the iconography of “gcod”]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
2. Compilation of the Kangyur and Nyingma Tantras < [Introduction]
13. Extensive Propagation of the “distant lineage” in Khams < [Introduction]
12. The resurgence of the bka'-ma lineage in Central Tibet < [Introduction]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 15a - Gling ras pa (disciple of Pag mo gru pa) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 5b - Kundeling Monastery print colophon < [Book 15 - Monastic Systems]
Chapter 15b - Gtsang pa ye shes rdo rje (Gling ras pa’s disciple) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 130-131 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
The History of Dzongsar Shedra in East Tibet < [Introduction Text]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Part 3.4 - The “Third Devikota” at Tsa-'dra Rin-chen-brag < [Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet]
Part 5 - Paraphernalia of the Pawo (dpa' bo) < [Preliminary Remarks on Some Tibetan 'Spirit-Mediums' in Nepal]
Scapula Cosmography and Divination in Tibet < [Volume 18, Number 3-4 (1996)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
A Ritual from the Tibetan Monastery of Shéchen < [Volume 154 (2011)]
Chos Rgyal and Lha Chen: Religious Dimensions of Kingship in Zanskar < [Volume 99 (1997)]
Dévotion et objets d’affection < [Volume 183 (2018)]