Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s6.t7.1

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It is the core doctrine of the Kagyu Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Kagyu sect is consistent with other schools, promotes Madhyamika thoughts, especially observes Karmapa’s Prasangika Madhyamaka. Because Kagyu Sect attaches importance to practice and cultivation of guru heritance and tantric doctrines, great hand seal becomes its unique core doctrines and rites. The so-called "great hand seal" does not mean hand seal in cultivation and practice of Tantric doctrines but is a symbol to obtain achievement, enlightenment and intelligence for cultivation and practice of Tantric doctrines, such as self-nature, ultimate reality, Bodhi, true body and true character.