Tibetan Buddhism
Lhasa's spiritual tradition
Tibetan Buddhism is a branch of Buddhism that developed in Tibet and the Himalayan regions, characterized by elaborate ritual practices, tantric traditions, and a hierarchical system of reincarnating teachers called lamas.
The Dalai Lama is its most recognized figure.
She studied Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamsala.
The tradition emphasizes compassion, meditation, and the use of mantras, mandalas, and visualization practices.
Cloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- lamaAndean beast of burden
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
robes · vows · ordination · celibacy · vinaya · abbot · novice · discipline
Cycle of rebirth
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- bardoState between death, rebirth
wheel of life · hungry ghost · hell realm · liberation · enlightenment
Hindu worship ritual
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- thangkaTibetan religious fabric painting
sand painting · prayer flags · offering · feast · consecration · blessing · ceremonial · shrine
Focused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- vipassanaClear-seeing contemplative practice
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
refuge · visualization · chanting · prayer wheel · mala · retreat · sitting · insight
Absence of substance
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- eightfold pathApproach comprising eight elements
- middle wayModerate position between opposites
- dharma wheelSymbol of Buddhist teachings
pratityasamutpada · tathagatagarbha · dharmakaya · two truths
Formal admission ceremony
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- dakiniTantric female spirit
- inner heatBody's core warmth
Soul's rebirth after death
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
- transmissionSending of information
Benevolent, tender affection
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- bodhisattvaBuddhist helper of all
- empathySharing another's emotions
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
benevolence · generosity · nonviolence · aspiration · equanimity
monk
Cloistered religious devotee
monastery · robes · vows · ordination · celibacy · vinaya · abbot · novice · discipline · renunciation
samsara
Cycle of rebirth
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
bardo · wheel of life · hungry ghost · hell realm · liberation · enlightenment
puja
Hindu worship ritual
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
thangka · sand painting · prayer flags · offering · feast · consecration · blessing · ceremonial · shrine · altar
meditation
Focused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- vipassanaClear-seeing contemplative practice
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
prostration · refuge · visualization · chanting · prayer wheel · mala · retreat · sitting · insight
emptiness
Absence of substance
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- eightfold pathApproach comprising eight elements
- middle wayModerate position between opposites
pratityasamutpada · tathagatagarbha · dharma wheel · dharmakaya · two truths
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- dakiniTantric female spirit
inner heat · channels · winds · drops
reincarnation
Soul's rebirth after death
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
- transmissionSending of information
loving-kindness
Benevolent, tender affection
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- bodhisattvaBuddhist helper of all
- empathySharing another's emotions
selflessness · benevolence · generosity · nonviolence · aspiration · equanimity
- Buddhist SchoolsTheravada, Mahayana
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- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
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Faith based on Jesus
Islam · secular humanism · Judaism · Protestantism · Catholicism
Tibetan Buddhismphysicalism
All is matter
consumerism · reductionism · nihilism · hedonism · empiricism
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