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gling means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Rigpa Shedra: Wikigling (嘟傕境嘟侧絼) [=gling bzhi] in Tibetan refers to the 鈥�Four continents鈥� representing the 鈥淔our Island-continents鈥� (Sanskrit: 诲惫墨辫补; Tibetan: gling) which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma. [...] Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents (Sanskrit: 办峁诲谤补诲惫墨辫腻苍颈; Tibetan: gling phran) of the same shape (see eight subcontinents). [...]
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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Starts with: gling bzhi, gling phran.
Full-text (+27): gser gling pa, gling bzhi, 'dzam gling rgyan drug, Six ornaments, Gunaprabha, Shakyaprabha, gling phran, 'dzam gling gnas mchog nyishu rtsa bzhi, 'dzam gling mchog gnyis, Four continents, Nagarjuna, Asanga, Khokho, Two supremes, Kshudradvipa, mchog gnyis, khron pa'i gling, dbu ma'i rgyan, mgnon pa'i rgyan, tshad ma'i rgyan.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing gling; (plurals include: glings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Thighbone trumpets (Kangling or 鈥渞kang gling鈥�) andTantric practice < [Chapter 4 - Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects: A technical study]
鈥減ha dam pa sangs rgyas鈥� in the iconography of Tibetan Siddhas < [Chapter 3 - 鈥渞Kang gling鈥� in the iconography of 鈥済cod鈥漖
鈥済Cod鈥� and its sources in the 鈥渂Ka鈥� brgyud鈥� traditions < [Chapter 3 - 鈥渞Kang gling鈥� in the iconography of 鈥済cod鈥漖
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
2. Compilation of the Kangyur and Nyingma Tantras < [Introduction]
13. Extensive Propagation of the 鈥渄istant lineage鈥� in Khams < [Introduction]
12. The resurgence of the bka'-ma lineage in Central Tibet < [Introduction]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 15a - Gling ras pa (disciple of Pag mo gru pa) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]
Chapter 5b - Kundeling Monastery print colophon < [Book 15 - Monastic Systems]
Chapter 15b - Gtsang pa ye shes rdo rje (Gling ras pa鈥檚 disciple) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 130-131 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Text Sections 122-123 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
7. Bon Monasteries in Tibet and India < [Chapter 6 - Tonpa Shenrab Mibo and Bon Religion]
3. Nyatri Tsanpo as descendant of God Yablha Daldrug < [Chapter 3 - Nyatri Tsanpo; The First King of Tibet]
7. The Myth of Cosmic Egg < [Chapter 1 - Early Tibetan Origin Myth]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
A Ritual from the Tibetan Monastery of Sh茅chen < [Volume 154 (2011)]
Chos Rgyal and Lha Chen: Religious Dimensions of Kingship in Zanskar < [Volume 99 (1997)]
D茅votion et objets d鈥檃ffection < [Volume 183 (2018)]