grub thob brgyad cu rtsa bzhi, grub thob brgyad bcu rtsa bzhi: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Rigpa Shedra: Wikigrub thob brgyad cu rtsa bzhi (གྲུབ་ཐོབ་བརྒྱད་ཅུ་རྩ་བཞི) in Tibetan refers to the “eighty-four mahasiddhas” (in Sanskrit: Caturaśītisiddha). They are the eighty-four great siddhas of ancient India whose lives have been recounted by Abhayadatta (Cf. Buddha's Lions: Lives of the Eighty-four Siddhas).—Alternative name in Tibetan: grub thob brgyad bcu rtsa bzhi
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rtsa, Grub, Shu.
Full-text: Eighty-four siddhas, Caturashitisiddha.
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