Stéphane Arguillère

Stéphane Arguillère

Stéphane Arguillère, born July 10, 1970 in Harfleur, is an associate professor of philosophy in the history of religions and religious anthropology, a specialist in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and, more particularly, in philosophy linked to the Nyingma school, to Dzogchen, and the thought of Gorampa. He is a lecturer in Tibetan language and civilization at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO, Paris). (Adapted from Source Feb 17, 2021)

Nyingma - The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. Tib རྙིང་མ་  

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Dzogchen - Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition. Skt महासन्धि  Tib རྫོགས་ཆེན།  

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