Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s6.t5.8

v1.c7.s6.t5.8

From the perspective of schools of Tibetan Buddhism, only the Ningmapa sect inherited the old Tantric traditions, and other schools belonged to the new tantric system. Ningmapa sect promoted or practice Tantric heritance, which originated from the old Tantric traditions in the 8^th century CE, while the doctrines which were promoted and practised by the schools such as Gelug sect, Kagyu sect, Sagya sect and Jonang sect originated from the new Tantric system in late 10ᵗʰ century CE.