Lokottaravada, Lokottaravāda, Lokottara-vada: 2 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismLokottaravāda (लोकोत्तरवाद) refers to one of the Eighteen Sects (of the Vaibhāṣika) [classified as Mahāsāṃghika] known in Tibetan as bye brag smra ba'i gyes pa bco brgyad.—Cf. the writings of Vinītadeva (8th century): an Indian scholar and author who was active at the ancient Nalanda university where he produced commentaries on both the Triṃśikā and the Viṃśatikā which survive in Tibetan translation and some Sanskrit fragments.
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsLokottaravāda (लोकोत्तरवाद) refers to one of the “Five Sects” of Mahāsāṃghika—one of the four major schools of the Vaibhāṣika of the śrāvaka philosophical systems. According to Master Vinītadeva (eighth century), the five sects are Pūrvaśaila, Aparaśaila, Haimavata, Lokottaravāda, and Prajñaptivāda.—[Cf. A Summary of the Teachings of the Various Sects by Way of a Progressive Reading of Various Critiques; Toh 4140 Tengyur, 'dul ba, su, 154b3.]
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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Partial matches: Vada, Vaada, Vata, Lokuttara.
Full-text (+550): Vimala, Ekavyaharaka, Jala, Amita, Jali, Vijita, Sihahanu, Shuddha, Eighteen sects, phal chen pa las gyes pa lnga sde, Suddhodana, Dhautodana, Amitodana, Shuklodana, Amritodana, Dhotodana, Sukkodana, Ikshvaku, Nipuna, Nupura.
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Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1.2. The Buddha-nature and the Luminous Mind < [Chapter 1 - Evolution of the Buddha-nature Concept]
4.1. Origin and Development of the Dharmakāya < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The seven steps of the Buddha and the doctrine of the pure lands < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
Preliminary note on destroying the traces of the conflicting emotions < [VIII. Destroying the traces of the conflicting emotions]
Part 1 - For what reasons did the Buddha preach Mahāprajñāpāramitāsūtra? < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Religious background of early Andhra Pradesh < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
(a) The Vinaya Piṭaka < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Buddhism in Andhra – Its Arrival, Spread and < [July – September, 1994]