Lopon

Lopon is a spiritual degree given in Tibetan Buddhism equal to M. A.

References

↑ Tibetan Nuns Project#Programs

Buddhism

Foundations	Four Noble Truths Three Jewels Buddha Dharma Sangha Noble Eightfold Path Nirvana Middle Way
Key concepts	Avidyā (Ignorance) Bardo Bodhicitta Buddha-nature Dhamma theory Dharma Enlightenment Bodhisattva Buddhahood Pratyekabuddhayāna Four stages of awakening Sotāpanna Sakadagami Anāgāmi Arhat Five hindrances Indriya Karma Kleshas Mental factors Mindstream Parinirvana Pratītyasamutpāda Rebirth Saṃsāra Saṅkhāra Skandha Śūnyatā Taṇhā (Craving) Tathātā Ten Fetters Three marks of existence Anicca Dukkha Anattā Two truths doctrine
Philosophy	Abhidharma Atomism Buddhology Buddhism and democracy Economics Eight Consciousnesses Engaged Buddhism Eschatology Ethics Humanism Logic Reality Secular Buddhism Socialism The unanswerable questions Views on Creator Evolution Sexuality
Cosmology	Ten spiritual realms Six Paths Deva realm Human realm Asura realm Hungry Ghost realm Animal realm Naraka Nirvana Three planes of existence
Other	Abhijñā Amitābha Brahmā Dharma talk Hinayana Iddhi Kalpa Koliya Lineage Māra Siddhi Sacred languages Pāḷi Sanskrit

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Brahmavihara
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Devotion
Deity yoga
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Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar
Yujia Yankou
Shuilu Fahui
Dabei Chan
Yaoshi Bao Chan

Monasticism	Bhikkhu Bhikkhunī Śrāmaṇera Śrāmaṇerī Anagārika Ajahn Sayadaw Zen master Rōshi Lama Rinpoche Geshe Tulku Western tulku Kappiya Donchee Householder Upāsaka and Upāsikā Achar Śrāvaka Ten principal disciples Shaolin Monastery

The Buddha	Tathāgata Birthday Four sights Eight Great Events Great Renunciation Physical characteristics Life of Buddha in art Footprint Relics Iconography in Laos and Thailand Films Miracles Family Suddhodāna (father) Māyā (mother) Mahapajapati Gotamī (aunt, adoptive mother) Yaśodharā (wife) Rāhula (son) Ānanda (cousin) Devadatta (cousin) Bodhi tree Places where the Buddha stayed Buddha in world religions
Disciples	Kaundinya Assaji Sāriputta Mahamoggallāna Ānanda Mahākassapa Aṅgulimāla Anuruddha Mahākaccana Nanda Subhūti Puṇṇa Mantānīputta Upāli Mahapajapati Gotamī Khema Uppalavanna Asita Channa Yasa
Bodhisattvas	Avalokiteśvara Guanyin Mañjuśrī Mahāsthāmaprāpta Ākāśagarbha Kṣitigarbha Samantabhadra Vajrapāṇi Skanda Tārā Metteyya/Maitreya
Other	Kātyāyana Anuruddha Upāli Rāhula Ānanda Nagasena Aśvaghoṣa Nagarjuna Asanga Vasubandhu Kumārajīva Buddhaghosa Buddhapālita Dignāga Bodhidharma Faxian Lushan Huiyuan Sengyou Emperor Wu of Liang Tanluan Dazu Huike Sengcan Zhiyi Daochuo Guanding Emperor Wen of Sui Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Huineng Fazang Śubhakarasiṃha Vajrabodhi Yi Xing Shenhui Jianzhen Amoghavajra Mazu Daoyi Zhanran Guifeng Zongmi Linji Yixuan Yongming Yanshou Siming Zhili Yunqi Zhuhong Zibo Zhenke Hanshan Deqing Youxi Chuandeng Miyun Yuanwu Ouyi Zhixu Yinyuan Longqi Poshan Haiming Jixing Chewu Shi Yinguang Xuyun Yinguang Taixu Hsuan Hua Chin Kung Hsing Yun Wei Chueh Sheng-yen Cheng Yen Padmasambhava Yeshe Tsogyal Machig Labdrön Chökyi Drönma Milarepa Marpa Lotsawa Thang Tong Gyalpo Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Jamgon Kongtrul Kōbō Daishi Dōhan Kakuban Dengyō Daishi Ennin Kūya Hōnen Ippen Shōkū Shinran Dōgen Hakuin Ekaku Bankei Yōtaku Ikkyū Eisai D. T. Suzuki Shunryū Suzuki Nichiren Trần Nhân Tông Shamarpa Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche Penor Rinpoche Namchö Mingyur Dorje Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Samding Dorje Phagmo Ajahn Mun B. R. Ambedkar Ajahn Chah Thích Nhất Hạnh

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