yang tig rgyal po: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
yang tig rgyal po (ཡང་ཏིག་རྒྱལ་པོ) (or “the quintessential king”) refers to one of the “Eighteen Texts of the Mind Series” (Tibetan: sems sde bco rgyad)— the earliest known corpus of Dzogchen literature (also: “great perfection” or Atiyoga) in Nyingma Buddhism.—The many lists of the Eighteen Texts that emerged between the 9th and the 14th century differ in their contents, there is no canonical collection of texts within the rNying ma tradition that includes all of the eighteen texts.
The following sources mention the text “The Quintessential King”: (1) As [yang tig rgyal po; or: mi 'gyur thig le tig; or: byang chub sems tig]—Mentioned in the 9th century text “The Lamp for the Eye in Meditation” (Tibetan: bSam gtan mig sgron), a treatise written by the Tibetan scholar gNubs chen Sangs rgyas ye she. (2) As [yang tig rgyal po; here as: skye med ti la ka'i lung; or the: mi 'gyur thig le tig].—Mentioned in the 12th century “The Copper Continent” compiled by the Tibetan scholar Nyang ral Nyi ma 'od zer. (3) As [yang tig rgyal po].—Mentioned in the 14th century “Treasury of Spiritual and Philosophical Systems” (grub mtha' mdzod) by Tibetan scholar Klong chen pa.
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: Tig, Yang, Po, Bo.
Full-text: mi 'gyur thig le tig, Tig, mi 'gyur ba'i thig le tig, byang chub sems tig, skye med ti la ka'i lung, Eighteen major scriptures.
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