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===Lamrim===
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''Lamrim'' ("stages of the path") is a Tibetan Buddhist schema for presenting the stages of spiritual practice leading to [[Enlightenment in Buddhism|liberation]]. In Tibetan Buddhist history there have been many different versions of ''lamrim'', presented by different teachers of the Nyingma, Kagyu and Gelug schools (the Sakya school uses a different system named ''[[Lamdre]]'').<ref>The [[Sakya (Tibetan Buddhist school)|Sakya]] school, too, has a somewhat similar textual form, the ''[[lamdré]]''.</ref> However, all versions of the ''lamrim'' are elaborations of [[Atisha|Atiśa]]'s 11th-century root text ''[[Bodhipathapradīpa|A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment]]'' (''Bodhipathapradīpa'').<ref name="thubten">{{Cite web|url=https://thubtenchodron.org/buddhism/02-lam-rim/|title=Stages of the Path (Lamrim)|website=Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron}}</ref>

Atisha's ''lamrim'' system generally divides practitioners into those of ''lesser'', ''middling'' and ''superior'' scopes or attitudes:
*The lesser person is to focus on the preciousness of human birth as well as contemplation of death and impermanence.
*The middling person is taught to contemplate [[karma]], [[dukkha]] (suffering) and the benefits of liberation and refuge. 
*The superior scope is said to encompass the four [[Brahmavihara]]s, the [[bodhisattva]] vow, the six [[paramitas]] as well as Tantric practices.{{sfnp|Kapstein|2014|pp=52-53}}

Although ''lamrim'' texts cover much the same subject areas, subjects within them may be arranged in different ways and with different emphasis depending on the school and tradition it belongs to. [[Gampopa]] and [[Tsongkhapa]] expanded the short root-text of Atiśa into an extensive system to understand the entire Buddhist philosophy. In this way, subjects like [[karma]], [[Rebirth (Buddhism)|rebirth]], [[Buddhist cosmology]] and the practice of [[meditation]] are gradually explained in logical order.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}