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sems phran 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)
sems phran (སེམས་ཕྲན) in Tibetan refers to “Eighty-two Minor Mind Series texts”.—Tibetan Buddhism, like Buddhism in general, is replete with lists of teachings and texts. The Eighteen Scriptures were internally divided into two sub-groups: Five Earlier and Thirteen Later Translations. Thus they were classified on the ostensible basis of chronological order of translation. [...] A later work of Sog bzlog pa blo gros rgyal mtshan refers to a much larger number of eighty-two “sems phran” or “Minor Mind (series texts)”, here differentiated from the Eighteen Major Scriptures. So it seems that the designation “minor” shifted over time to the larger group of texts, presumably as the quasi-canonical status of the eighteen became more established.
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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Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Part 4 - Biography of Druchen Gyalwa Yungdrung < [Bonpo Studies: The A Khrid system of Meditation (Part 1)]
Part 2 - Biography of Meuton Gongdzad Ritrod Chenpo < [Bonpo Studies: The A Khrid system of Meditation (Part 1)]