Tibetan School
Nyingma
རྙིང་མ་
Basic Meaning
The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | Nyingma |
| Topic Variation | Nyingma |
| Tibetan | རྙིང་མ་ ( nying ma) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | rnying ma ( nying ma) |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. |
| Term Type | School |
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