Tshar tradition
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Wylie transliteration : tshar lugs
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Simplified :
擦 巴 派, 擦 尔 派, 擦 尔 支派, 茶 巴, 刹 派, 擦 尔 学派
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The Tshar tradition (Tib. Thsar pa ) denotes a sub-school of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ( Vajrayana ). The Sakya tradition is one of the four great Buddhist traditions ( Nyingma , Kagyu , Sakya and Gelug ) in Tibet .
This school was founded by the teacher Tsharchen Losel Gyatsho (1502–1556). The seat of tradition is the Samten Ling monastery . The Tsharpa continue the tantric tradition of the Sakya lineage. The teachings of the so-called 13 Golden Dharmas , with tantric practices on deities such as Mahakala , Jambala , Vajrayogini and others, are of great importance in this tradition. The head of the Tsharpa tradition is Chogye Trichen Rinpoche .
See also
- Ngor tradition (ngor pa)
- Gongkar tradition (gong dkar pa)