Nyingma

Also known as Old School

thumb|Statue of Padmasambhava, founder of the Nyingma school, in [[Bhutan|alt=|262x262px]]

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Contents

History
Mythos
Historical origins
Persecution
Second dissemination and New translations
Systematization and growth
Rimé and the rise of scholasticism
Teaching
Nine Yānas
Sutra system
Outer tantras
Inner tantras
Practices
Preliminary practices
Yidam practice and protectors
Other practices
Scriptural canon
''Nyingma Gyubum''
Mahayoga
Dzogchen
Termas
Hierarchy and teachers
Internal administration
Tertons
Contemporary organizations
Six Mother Monasteries
See also
References
Citations
Works cited
Further reading
External links

thumb|Statue of Padmasambhava, founder of the Nyingma school, in [[Bhutan|alt=|262x262px]]

Nyingma (, ), also referred to as Ngagyur (, ), is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Nyingma school was founded by Padmasambhava as the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Pali and Sanskrit into Tibetan occurred in the eighth century. The establishment of Tibetan Buddhism and the Nyingma tradition is collectively ascribed to Khenpo Shantarakshita, Guru Padmasambhava, and King Trisong Detsen, known as Khen Lop Chos Sum (The Three: Khenpo, Lopon, Chosgyal).