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Preceptor 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)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsPreceptor (in Tibetan: mkhan po; Sanskrit: ³Ü±č²¹»å³ó²āÄå²ā²¹) ā� At the time of monastic ordination, the officiating monk who actually confers the vows. In Tibetan tradition, it is the most common term for the abbot of a monastic community
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 Buddhaās words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Āį°ł²¹²āÄå²Ō²¹) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: The, The, Te, Preceptor.
Full-text (+1198): Suraguru, Upadhyaya, Brihaspati, Guru, Shukracarya, Acarya, Indrejya, Devaguru, Gurudakshina, Pathaka, Daityaguru, Vacaspati, Suracarya, Shukra, Animishacarya, Kulaguru, Asuraguru, Shishya, Sandipani, Jagadguru.
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Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
Chapter 10 - The teaching of devotion to the Holy Master
Chapter 20 - Description of the Devotion
The saints and the Monks of DattÄtreya Cult < [Introduction]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
The Teacher of Äyurveda < [Chapter 3]
The Student of Äyurveda (3a): The Period of Student-hood < [Chapter 3]
The Student of Äyurveda (4): System of assessment < [Chapter 3]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 20 - The means of worshipping Åiva < [Section 2 - PÅ«rvabhÄga]
Chapter 89 - Characteristics of good conduct (sadÄcÄra) < [Section 1 - UttarabhÄga]
Chapter 85 - The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (paƱcÄkį¹£ara-mÄhÄtmya) < [Section 1 - UttarabhÄga]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.102 < [Section IX - Expiation for stealing Gold (suvarį¹a)]
Verse 2.145 < [Section XXV - Meaning of the Title āÄcÄryaā]
Verse 2.247 < [Section XXXI - Acquiring of Learning from the Lowest]
Kena Upanishad with Shankaraās Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Glory of the Gaį¹ gÄ (continued) < [Part 1 - Prathama-pÄda]
Chapter 30 - The Mode of Expiation < [Part 1 - Prathama-pÄda]
Chapter 46 - The Narration of Spiritual matters < [Part 2 - DvitÄ«ya-pÄda]
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