Níng
pài

technical
name
common

Meaning of 宁玛派

宁玛派 means Nyingma school; Red Hat sect; one of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Pronounced Níng mǎ pài.

  • Nyingma school; Red Hat sect; one of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism

Definitions & Examples

Níng
pài
shì
Zàng
chuán
jiào
shǐ
zuì
yōu
jiǔ
de
zōng
pài
 

The Nyingma school is the oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Zhè
zuò
miào
shǔ
Níng
pài
 
sēng
rén
dōu
dài
hóng
sēng
mào
 

This monastery belongs to the Nyingma school; all the monks wear red hats.

Yán
jiū
Níng
pài
de
jiào
yào
xué
liàng
 

Studying the teachings of the Nyingma school requires learning a large number of ancient texts.

Hóng
jiào
zhè
ge
chēng
yuán
Níng
pài
sēng
mào
de
yán
 

The common name 'Red Hat sect' comes from the color of the Nyingma monks' hats.

duō
西
fāng
xué
zhě
duì
Níng
pài
de
chuán
chéng
hěn
gǎn
xìng
 

Many Western scholars are very interested in the esoteric transmission of the Nyingma school.

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