Nyingmapa Order

The Nyingma Tradition Is The Oldest Of The Four Major Schools Of Tibetan Buddhism The Other Three Being The Kagyu Sakya And Gelug . "Nyingma" Literally Means "ancient " And Is Often Referred To As Ngagyur Tibetan སྔ་འགྱུར། Wylie Snga 'gyur "school Of The Ancient Translations" Or "old School" Because It Is Founded On The First Translations Of Buddhist Scriptures From Sanskrit Into Old Tibetan In The Eighth Century. The Tibetan Alphabet And Grammar Was Actually Created For This Endeavour. The Nyingmapa A Red Hat Sect Of Tibetan Buddhism Incorporate Local Religious Practices And Local Deities And Elements Of Shamanism Which Is Shared With Bon. The Group Particularly Believes In Hidden Terma Treasures. Traditionally Nyingmapa Practice Was Advanced Orally Among A Loose Network Of Lay Practitioners. Monasteries With Celibate Monks And Nuns Along With The Practice Of Reincarnated Spiritual Leaders Are Later Adaptations. The Nyingma Tradition Actually Comprises Several Distinct Lineages That All Trace Their Origins To The Indian Master Padmasambhava Who Is Lauded In The Popular Canon As The Founder Of Tibetan Buddhism In The Eighth Century And Is Still Propitiated In The Discipline Of Reciprocity That Is Guru Yoga Sādhanā The Staple Of The Traditions. Nyingma Maintains The Earliest Tantra Teachings That Have Been Given The Popular Nomenclature Of Vajrayana. Early Vajrayana That Was Transmitted From India To Tibet May Be Differentiated By The Specific Term "Mantrayana" Wylie Sngags Kyi Theg Pa . "Mantrayana" Is The Sanskrit Of What Became Rendered In Tibetan As "Secret Mantra" Wylie Gsang Sngags This Is The Self-Identifying Term Employed In The Earliest Literature Whereas Nyingma Was Coined In Differentiation From The "New Schools" Or Sarma. read less