Thunderbolt; Diamond Way. Teaching promulgated later, mainly in India and Tibet. Another term for esoteric Buddhism.
Also referred to as Tantric Buddhism, it literally means The Diamond Vehicle and is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism. See Tantra above.
Sometimes translated Thunderbolt Vehicle (or Diamond Vehicle). A development of Mahayana Buddhism that includes several features of Indian philosophy not found elsewhere (e.g., tantric yoga). Strong emphasis on teacher-student relationship.
"vehicle of the Vajra"; Tantric Buddhism. Tradition of Buddhism which became widespread in later Indian period (5th to 12th centuries CE) and was transmitted to Nepal, Southeast and East Asia, Tibet and Mongolia. It flourished most in Tibet and Mongolia although it exists to greater or lesser degrees elsewhere including Japan, Nepal and Bali. It has largely disappeared from China and from the Theravadin countries. Related to Tantric traditions in Hinduism. Vajrayana consists of a body of methods for the attainment of the central goal of Buddhism (Enlightenment or bodhi). These methods involve the visionary transformation of oneís ordinary self and oneís environment into the pure realms of the Tantric deities ( yidam). They are thought, if practised properly, to enable the attainment of Buddhahood within a single lifetime (as contrasted with the methods of the Hinayana and Mahayana, which take many thousands of lifetimes). They are also believed to give access to the magical powers which are the basis of the lamaís role in relation to the lay population.
The third of the Three Vehicles of Buddhism. Also called Mantrayana, it is the Buddhism of Tibet, Mongolia, and much of the Far East, in which the central Mahayana themes of compassion and emptiness are dealt with using symbolic and practical systems of technique and understanding.
Literally, "diamond vehicle." One of the three major forms of Buddhism, Vajrayana is popular in Tibet. See also Theravada and Mahayana
(jin-gang-cheng): Secret and more advanced aspects of mahayana that include all of exoteric Buddhism, including the hinayana Buddhism. See “ esoteric Buddhism.†Vaipulya Sutras: Literally means huge or extensive sutras such as the large Prajnaparamita Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, and the Avatamsaka Sutra.
(Sanskrit "diamond vehicle"). Esoteric form of Buddhism focused on attaining enlightenment more quickly (in one lifetime). Also known as Tantric Buddhism. Closely related to, but not synonymous with, Tibetan Buddhism.
Sanskrit; literally, "the Diamond Vehicle"; one of the three major schools of Buddhism; this form of Buddhism developed out of the Mahayana teachings in northwest India around 500 CE and spread to Tibet, China and Japan; it involves esoteric visualizations, rituals, and mantras which can only be learned by study with a master; also known as Tantric Buddhism due to the use of tantras, or sacred texts.
Since a "vajra" is a diamond, this term means "The Diamond Way." It refers to the third form of Buddhism (after Theravada Theravada and Mahayana), which is practiced largely in Tibet. It is also known as Trantric Buddhism. The main claim of Vajrayana is that it enables a person to reach nirvana in a single lifetime. It is able to do this by using all of a person's powers (including those of the body) to achieve that goal.
The adamantine vehicle; the second of the two Mahayana paths. It is also called Tantrayana or Mantrayana. This is the quickest vehicle of Buddhism as it allows certain practitioners to attain enlightenment within a single lifetime. See also tantra.
(Pronunciation: "VAHJ-rah-yah-nah") "The Diamond Vehicle," Tibetan Buddhism.
( Skt.): Literally, "adamantine" or "indestructible vehicle." The third of the three vehicles or yanas, vajrayana is an extension of the mahayana that emphasizes special skillful means for transforming negativity. Synonymous with tantra, vajrayana is also called the "sudden path," because through its practice enlightenment can be attained in one lifetime.
(Skt); rdo rje theg pa (Tib). This is a subdivision of Mahayana, which may be divided into Sutrayana and Vajrayana (or Tantrayana). Vajrayana is regarded as a swifter path. It is considered superior to Sutrayana because whereas Sutrayana focuses on the causal method, Vajrayana teaches the Resultant method. because it includes the ‘four purities’: (1) purity of environment (2) purity of the body (3) purity of resources and (4) purity of deeds. This path is also known as Diamond Path or Mantrayana. See also Tantra.
literally, the "indestructable vehicle" or "diamond vehicle;" the northern form of Buddhism that took root in Tibet.
VajrayÄna Buddhism (Also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayana, Mantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle, ', or 金剛乘 Jingangcheng in Chinese) is an extension of Mahayana Buddhism consisting of differences in the adoption of additional techniques (upaya, or 'skillful means') rather than in philosophy. The Vajrayana is often viewed as the third major 'vehicle' (Yana) of Buddhism, alongside the Theravada and Mahayana.