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'''Nyingma''' [Tib.] - the Nyingma, or Ancient school of Tibetan Buddhism is the name given to the followers of those original translations of the teachings of the Buddha into Tibetan which were carried out up until the time of the Indian translator [[Smrtijñanakirti]] in the late tenth century. They are known as the ‘Earlier Translation School ‘, Ngagyur Nyingma, distinguishing them from the ‘New Schools’, [[Sarma]], such as the [[Kadam]], [[Kagyü]], [[Sakya]], and eventually [[Geluk]], which followed the later translations made from the time of the great translator [[Rinchen Zangpo]] (958-1055) onwards. | '''Nyingma''' [Tib.] - the Nyingma, or Ancient school of Tibetan Buddhism is the name given to the followers of those original translations of the teachings of the Buddha into Tibetan which were carried out up until the time of the Indian translator [[Smrtijñanakirti]] in the late tenth century. They are known as the ‘Earlier Translation School ‘, Ngagyur Nyingma, distinguishing them from the ‘New Schools’, [[Sarma]], such as the [[Kadam]], [[Kagyü]], [[Sakya]], and eventually [[Geluk]], which followed the later translations made from the time of the great translator [[Rinchen Zangpo]] (958-1055) onwards. | ||
==Teachings of the Nyingma School== | |||
The Nyingma teachings are divided into the Long Transmission (Ring Gyü) of [[Kama]] and the Short Transmission (Nyé Gyü) of [[Terma]]; other teachings were received by masters directly in Pure Visions (Dag Nang) from deities or gurus, in experiences or in dreams. | |||
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Nyingma [Tib.] - the Nyingma, or Ancient school of Tibetan Buddhism is the name given to the followers of those original translations of the teachings of the Buddha into Tibetan which were carried out up until the time of the Indian translator Smrtijñanakirti in the late tenth century. They are known as the ‘Earlier Translation School ‘, Ngagyur Nyingma, distinguishing them from the ‘New Schools’, Sarma, such as the Kadam, Kagyü, Sakya, and eventually Geluk, which followed the later translations made from the time of the great translator Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055) onwards.
Teachings of the Nyingma School
The Nyingma teachings are divided into the Long Transmission (Ring Gyü) of Kama and the Short Transmission (Nyé Gyü) of Terma; other teachings were received by masters directly in Pure Visions (Dag Nang) from deities or gurus, in experiences or in dreams.