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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemsbka' babs bzhi (嘟栢絸嘟犩紜嘟栢綎嘟︵紜嘟栢綖嘟�) in Tibetan refers to the 鈥�Four Special Oral Traditions鈥� (i.e., the four transmissions received by Tilopa). They are regarding, respectively, Guhyasam膩ja, the Four Seats Tantra, the illusory body, and transference of consciousness; Mah膩m膩y膩 and dreams; Cakrasa峁僾ara and clear light; Hevajra and inner heat.
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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