Dzogchen | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Neutral catalog summary

About this record

Dzogchen is cataloged as a Religious tradition within Bön & Himalayan Traditions. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “at least 8th–9th century–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Tibetan Buddhism and Yungdrung Bön.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Dzogchen; rDzogs chen; Great Perfection
Parent tradition: Tibetan Buddhism and Yungdrung Bön
Public geographic context: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: at least 8th–9th century–present
Living / historical status: living in multiple lineages
Access / protocol: Community-bound / restricted
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.

Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

Where to read more

A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.

Source 1britannica.com

Source 2cambridge.org

Source review pendingDeferred during Cambridge service disruption; access and support for this record require review.

Stable attribution

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Dzogchen. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0029. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0029

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