Rimé movement
Non-sectarian movement within Tibetan Buddhism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rimé movement is a movement or tendency in Tibetan Buddhism which promotes non-sectarianism and universalism.[1][2] Teachers from all branches of Tibetan Buddhism – Sakya, Kagyu, Nyingma, Jonang, Gelug, and Bon – have been involved in the promoting Rimé ideals.[1][2]
Rimé | |||||||||
Tibetan name | |||||||||
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Tibetan | རིས་མེད་ | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "unbiased" | ||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 利美運動 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 利美运动 | ||||||||
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According to Sam van Schaik, eclectic and non-sectarian tendencies existed in Tibetan Buddhism before the 19th century, and figures like Tsongkhapa, Longchenpa and Shabkar are widely known to have studied with teachers from different traditions. However, political divisions and religious sectarianism increased during a period of warfare in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.[2] This was a time when the Gelug school was the politically dominant religion and Gelug lamas were also the political leaders of Tibet (see Ganden Phodrang).
During the 19th century, having seen how the Gelug institutions pushed the other traditions into the corners of Tibet's cultural life, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892) and Jamgön Kongtrül (1813–1899) compiled together the teachings of the Sakya, Kagyu and Nyingma, including many near-extinct teachings.[3] Without Khyentse and Kongtrul's collecting and printing of rare works, the suppression of all other Buddhist sects by the Gelugpas would have been much more final.[4] The Rimé movement is responsible for a number of scriptural compilations, such as the Rinchen Terdzod and the Sheja Dzö.
In the 20th century, figures like the 14th Dalai Lama, the 16th Karmapa, and Sakya Trizin were well known promoters of Rimé ideals.