Kachupa: 1 definition
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Kachupa 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)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsKachupa refers to “Experts in the Ten Difficult Ones”.—Accordingly, [while describing the Sakya philosophical system], [regarding the upholders of the Sutra teaching]: [...] Before Gyaltsap Jé, those who went on the debate circuit discussing the texts known as the four great difficult ones, the six that were appended to those, and others, were simply called kashipas, or experts in the four difficult subjects [dka' bzhi], but after Gyaltsap Jé introduced the custom of explaining the ten books, the custom began of calling debaters kachupas, or experts in the ten difficult ones. [...]
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: Kacupam.
Full-text: dka' bcu, Ten difficult texts, dka' bzhi, Kashipa, Four difficult subjects.
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