{"id":64027,"date":"2024-04-20T09:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=64027"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:17:45","slug":"the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/","title":{"rendered":"The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Nyingma sect of Buddhism&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kagyu sect of Buddhism&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sakya sect of Buddhism&#8221; option4=&#8221;Gelug sect of Buddhism&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: a) Nyingma sect of Buddhism.<\/p>\n<p>The Namgyal dynasty was a Tibetan royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Ladakh from the 15th to the 19th centuries. They were patrons of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, and many of the kings of the dynasty were accomplished Buddhist scholars and practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>The Nyingma school is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in the 8th century by Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, who is considered the second Buddha. The Nyingma school emphasizes the importance of meditation and the use of mantras and rituals.<\/p>\n<p>The Kagyu school was founded in the 11th century by Marpa Lotsawa, who received teachings from the Indian master Naropa. The Kagyu school emphasizes the importance of lineage and the transmission of teachings from teacher to student.<\/p>\n<p>The Sakya school was founded in the 11th century by Khon Konchog Gyalpo. The Sakya school emphasizes the importance of logic and debate.<\/p>\n<p>The Gelug school was founded in the 14th century by Tsongkhapa. The Gelug school emphasizes the importance of monastic discipline and study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Nyingma sect of Buddhism&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kagyu sect of Buddhism&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sakya sect of Buddhism&#8221; option4=&#8221;Gelug sect of Buddhism&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[992],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sikkim-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Nyingma sect of Buddhism&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kagyu sect of Buddhism&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sakya sect of Buddhism&#8221; option4=&#8221;Gelug sect of Buddhism&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-20T09:17:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:","og_description":"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Nyingma sect of Buddhism&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kagyu sect of Buddhism&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sakya sect of Buddhism&#8221; option4=&#8221;Gelug sect of Buddhism&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2024-04-20T09:17:45+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/","name":"The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-04-20T09:17:45+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-20T09:17:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-namgyals-were-of-tibetan-origin-and-belonged-to-the\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"sikkim GK MCQ","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/sikkim-gk-mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Namgyals were of Tibetan origin and belonged to the:"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}