the 8 lde kings
AKA "Chariots of Tibetan Buddhism", "Great Practice lineages" and "Great Disciplines"
- "The practice of Buddhism in Tibet is encompassed by the eight major practice traditions called in Tibet the Eight Chariots of the Practice Lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Eight Chariots, or conveyances, refer to the eight major practice lineages of Tibetan learning and attainment, traditions which can be traced directly back through the centuries of the history of Tibet and beyond that into India. These traditions encompass the major schools and lineages within Tibet."[1]
Eight Chariots of Transmission - (1) Nyingma - (snga 'gyur rnying ma) (2) Kadam - (bka' gdams) (3) Kagyü - (bka' brgyud) (4) Shangpa Kagyü - (shangs pa bka' brgyud) (5) Sakya - (sa skya) (6) Cho and Shijey (gcod and zhi byed) (7) Kalachakra - (dus 'khor or sbyor drug) (8) Orgyen Nyendrub - (o rgyan bsnyen sgrub). (RY)