Buddhist teachings are very extensive and may be difficult to comprehend from the individual teachings given by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. This is why several schools of Buddhism have developed their own presentation/summary of the entire Buddhist philosophy and practice. In this context, the central teachings of the Tibetan Geluk School of Buddhism are known as Lamrim, or the "Stages of the Path", based upon teachings of the Indian master Atisha (circa 11th century). Master Tsongkhapa expounded the short root-text of Atisha into an extensive system to understand the entire Buddhist philosophy. In this way, subjects like karma, rebirth, Buddhist cosmology, the practice of meditation, up to and including tantra are gradually explained in logical order. The Lamrim teachings are in essence very similar to the Lamdre teachings of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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