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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: Studies in History, Myths, Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet'ol mo lung ring (འོལ་མོ་ལུང་རིང) refers to sacred land region (said to be a part of sTag-gzig), according to the gZer mig (by Drang-rje btsun-pa gSer-mig): an ancient Tibetan text dealing Bon: an indigenous shamanistic tradition of Tibet.—Accordingly, Bonpo tradition maintains that the ultimate source of Bon is the land of 'ol-mo lung-ring, said to be a part of sTag-gzig (Tazig). This so-called sTag-gzig is identified by scholars as Persia. The question as to whether 'ol-mo lung-ring means anything in Tibetan cannot readily be answered. The traditional explanation is as follows: 'ol signifies unborn, mo undiminishing, lung the words of gShen-rab, and ring the everlasting compassion of gShen-rab. [...] It forms of a part of this world, because it is situated in sTag-gzig in the west, and yet it is imperishable, for when ultimately this world is consumed by fire, it will raise itself up into the sky and unite with another Bonpo heaven in the heavens, called Srid-pa ye-sangs.
It is stated that 'ol-mo lung-ring occupies one third of this world and is situated vaguely in the west. It is described as taking the form of an eight-petalled flower with the sky correspondingly in the shape of a wheel with eight spokes. The land is dominated by Mount g.Yung-drung dgu-brtsegs—literally ‘pile of nine swastikas’. Both the swastika and number nine are of great significance in Bon.
The ocean surrounding 'ol-mo lung-ring is in turn enclosed by a circle of snowy mountains called dBal-so gangs-kyi ra-ba, Wall of Sharp Snowy Mountains. This is similar to the name sometimes used for Tibet by Tibetans: Gangs-ri’i ra-bas bskor-ba’i zhing-khams, Land ringed by a wall of snowy mountains Access to 'ol-mo lung-ring is said to be via the ‘arrow path’ (mda’lam). This path was created by gShen-rab on a visit to Tibet by shooting an arrow from inside the ring. The arrow pierced the mountain wall making a great tunnel.The place where the arrow struck is not mentioned though, and passing through this tunnel is not an easy matter. There are many gorges and wild beasts on the way and moreover it is dark and takes nine days to get through.
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: Sham po lha rtse, Bar po so brgyad, Khong ma ne\'uchung, Stag gzig, Khri smon rgyal bzhad, Gyung drung dgu brtsegs, Pakshu, Ganga, Na-ra-dza, Kyim-shang.
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