tshig don drug: 1 definition
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tshig don drug 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)
tshig don drug (ཚིག་དོན་དྲུག) in Tibetan refers to the “Six Categories” (in the Vaiśeṣika system of Hindu philosophy).—Accordingly, [while describing the Indian schools and the history of the non-Buddhist extremists]: The Vaiśeṣikas say that there are many distinctions of the general and the particular to be made via the Six Categories (tshig don drug), so they are known as “Particularizers” (Vaiśeṣikas). [...]
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: tshig, Drug, Don.
Full-text: Activity, Generality, Particularity, Inherence, Substance, Quality, Liu ju yi sheng lun pai, Six categories.
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