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Nyingma

Nyingma proper noun: one of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

Proper noun

Nyingma

  1. (Tibetan) One of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.

Origin of Nyingma

From Tibetan རྙིང་མ (rnying ma).

Questions about Nyingma

What does Nyingma mean?
Nyingma means one of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
What part of speech is Nyingma?
Nyingma is a proper noun.

Words near Nyingma in the dictionary

  1. Nyika
  2. Nyikina
  3. Nyima
  4. Nyimang
  5. Nyingchi
  6. Nyingma
  7. Nyiragongo
  8. Nyiramba
  9. Nyirtass
  10. Nyishi
  11. Nyisho

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