What is the difference between nyingma tibetan lineage and other tantric schools of thought in tibetan?
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The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug). "Nyingma" literally means "ancient," and is often referred to as Ngangyur (IPA: [ŋaɲɟuː], Tibetan: སྔ་འགྱུར་རྙིང་མ།, Wylie: snga 'gyur rnying ma, "school of the ancient translations" or "old school") because it is founded on the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Old Tibetan in the eighth century. The Tibetan alphabet and grammar was created for this endeavour.
NyingmaTibetan nameTibetanརྙིང་མ་TranscriptionsWyliernying maTHLNyingmaLhasa IPA[ɲiŋma]Chinese nameTraditional Chinese紅教Simplified Chinese红教TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHóngjiào

Statue of Padmasambhava, a central mytho-historical figure of the Nyingma tradition, Bhutan.
The Nyingma particularly believes in hidden terma treasures and place an emphasis on Dzogchen. They also incorporate local religious practices and local deities and elements of shamanism, some of which it shares with Bon. The Nyingma tradition actually comprises several distinct lineages that all trace their origins to the Indian master Padmasambhava. Traditionally, Nyingmapa practice was advanced orally among a loose network of lay practitioners. Monasteries with celibate monks and nuns, along with the practice of reincarnated spiritual leaders, are later adaptations.[1]
In modern times, the Nyingma lineage has been centered in Kham and has been associated with the Rime movement.
NyingmaTibetan nameTibetanརྙིང་མ་TranscriptionsWyliernying maTHLNyingmaLhasa IPA[ɲiŋma]Chinese nameTraditional Chinese紅教Simplified Chinese红教TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHóngjiào

Statue of Padmasambhava, a central mytho-historical figure of the Nyingma tradition, Bhutan.
The Nyingma particularly believes in hidden terma treasures and place an emphasis on Dzogchen. They also incorporate local religious practices and local deities and elements of shamanism, some of which it shares with Bon. The Nyingma tradition actually comprises several distinct lineages that all trace their origins to the Indian master Padmasambhava. Traditionally, Nyingmapa practice was advanced orally among a loose network of lay practitioners. Monasteries with celibate monks and nuns, along with the practice of reincarnated spiritual leaders, are later adaptations.[1]
In modern times, the Nyingma lineage has been centered in Kham and has been associated with the Rime movement.
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In the later schools the inner tantric teachings are known as Anuttarayoga Tantra, which corresponds to Mahayoga in the Nyingma system, while the Mahamudra teachings of the later schools are said to lead to similar results
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