補充課程 — Supplementary Studies
Tibetan Buddhism
藏傳佛教 · བོད་ཀྱི་ནང་ཆོས།
Six major schools, key figures, mantras, cosmology, Dharmapalas (protector deities), and magical practices (siddhis, Chöd, Phurba, oracles) — comprehensive supplementary studies in Tibetan Vajrayāna.
Tibetan Buddhism is studied here as comparative Mountain Art (山術) — the domain of meditation, internal cultivation, and esoteric practice within the Chinese Five Arts. Like the Liuren Fajiao tradition, Tibetan Vajrayana synthesises ritual, inner alchemy, mantra, and cosmology into a complete path. The two traditions have historically influenced each other through the Silk Road and Himalayan exchange routes.
What is Tibetan Buddhism?
Tibetan Buddhism (Tib: བོད་ཀྱི་ནང་ཆོས།) is the form of Buddhism that developed in Tibet from the 7th century CE onwards, synthesising the Theravāda monastic code (Vinaya), the Mahāyāna philosophy (Bodhicitta, Śūnyatā, Prajñāpāramitā), and the Vajrayāna (tantric Buddhism) into a single comprehensive path. It is sometimes called Vajrayāna or Tantric Buddhism.
The tradition was established through the great 8th-century figures of Padmasambhava, Śāntarakṣita, and King Trisong Detsen. It subsequently developed into six major schools, each with its own emphasis on specific practices, philosophical positions, and lineage transmissions. Tibetan Buddhism spread to Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, and — in the 20th century — worldwide.