"Buddhanature is the innate primordial freedom of the mind, which is naturally imbued with wisdom, compassion, power, and bliss." Karl Brunnholzl Getting to Know the Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism Lama Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism Over the hundreds of years that the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism – Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelugs – have evolved out of their common roots in India, a wide array of divergent practices, beliefs, and rituals have come into being. However, there are significant underlying commonalities between the different traditions, such as the importance of overcoming attachment to the phenomena of cyclic existence, and the idea that it is necessary for trainees to develop an attitude of sincere renunciation. John Powers’ fascinating and comprehensive book, Introduction to Buddhism , re-issued by S...