gzungs grwa lnga: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemsgzungs grwa lnga (གཟུངས་གྲྭ་ལྔ) in Tibetan refers to the “Five Dharani Texts”. They are the Sādhanas related to Mahāsahasrapramarsanī, Mahāmayurī, Mahāmantrānudhāriṇī, Mahāśītavatī, and Mahāpratisara.
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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Full-text: Five dharani texts.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
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