Nyingmapa is one of four major school of thought in Tibetan Buddhism. It is important to know a little about Tibetan Culture and Tradition before Traveling to Tibet. So here we have wrote about the Nyingmapa sect.
The Nyingmapa order has the longest history establishment history of transmitting all the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. This is reflected in the name Nyingma, which literary means “Old Order”. The Other three main Tibetan Buddhism schools, Sakya, Kagyu, and Gelug, collectively refer to New Order (Sarma). They rely on the translation of Buddhist script from India during the second dissemination of Buddhism to Tibet.
Nyingmapa relies primarily on the old translation, and its origins can trace back to the Buddhist pioneer at the time of King Trisong Detsen. Though the Newer translation is technically more polished, this school preference for early translation is because the old translation is prepared under the spiritual attainment of the realized Master.
The most important teacher in the Nyingmapa tradition is Padmasambhava. The north Indian yogic is the prominent figure in introducing Buddhism in Tibet. Because of this Nyingmapa’s feel, their lineage is the most authentic and complete teaching of the early master who brought Buddhism to Tibet.
Nyingmapa’s trace their translation lineage back to the Samye Monastery, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Tibet. During the time, hundreds of scholars and translators translated Sutras and Tantras to the Tibetan Language. The Same Monastery where the first seven locals are ordained as monk marks the bugging of Monkshood in Tibet. He the source of Nyingmapas realism and Inspiration on practice.
Teaching in Nyingmapa is divided into the long and short transmission. Some master received the direct transmission from the Deities and Guru in pure vision ( in Meditation or Dreams).
Some Unique Aspects Nyingmapa Tradition:
- The practice of Dzogchen (Great Perfection). It the highest perfection in deity visualization. It seeks to directly examine the fundamental mind without the aid of Visualization like statue and Thangkha.
- The tradition of Terma. Padmasambhava has hidden lots of scriptures in a different location for the future master to find and preach.
Some major Monasteries of Nyingmapa Sect in Tibet
There is the monastery of Nyingmapa in every corner of Tibet. The most important monastery in Tibet is Mindrolling monastery near Lhasa airport, Dorjee dark monastery, Rongbuk Monastery at Everest Basecamp and Samye Monastery.
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