Ngöndro

Preliminary practice in Vajrayana

In Tibetan Buddhism, Ngöndro (Tibetan: སྔོན་འགྲོ།, Wylie: sngon 'gro, Sanskrit: pūrvaka or pūrvaṃgama) refers to the preliminary, preparatory or foundational practices or disciplines (Sanskrit: sādhanā) common to all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and also to Bon. They precede deity yoga. The preliminary practices establish the foundation for the more advanced and esoteric Vajrayana sādhanā which are held to engender realization and the embodiment of Dzogchen, Heruka and Mahamudra.

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