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Vajrayāna (Sanskrit: वज्रयान; lit. 'vajra vehicle'), also
known as Mantrayāna ('mantra vehicle'), Mantranāya ('path of mantra'), Guhyamantrayāna ('secret...
- The
Vajrayana Buddhist Council of
Malaysia (Malay:
Majlis Penganut Buddha Vajrayana Malaysia; Chinese: 马来西亚金刚乘佛教总会; abbrev: VBCM) is a
council or umbrella...
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Buddhism stemming from the
latest stages of
Buddhism (which
included many
Vajrayāna elements). It thus
preserves many
Indian Buddhist tantric practices of...
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especially revered in
Vajrayana Buddhism and
Mahayana Buddhism. She may
appear as a
female bodhisattva in
Mahayana Buddhism. In
Vajrayana Buddhism,
Green Tara...
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three main
existing branches of Buddhism, the
others being Theravāda and
Vajrayāna. Mahāyāna
accepts the main
scriptures and
teachings of
early Buddhism...
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rules known as the Pātimokkha (Theravada) or Prātimokṣa (Mahayana and
Vajrayana). In the
Mahayana monasticism is part of the
system of "vows of individual...
- Amitāyus,
which is
understood to be his
enjoyment body (Saṃbhogakāya). In
Vajrayana Buddhism, Amitābha is
known for his longevity, discernment, pure perception...
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Besides Tibetan Buddhism and the
Vajrayana streams found within Chinese Buddhism,
Vajrayana Buddhism is
practised in
China in some
other forms...
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common classification among scholars is threefold: Theravāda, Mahāyāna and
Vajrayāna. In
contemporary Buddhist studies,
modern Buddhism is
often divided into...
- (Standard Tibetan: dorje) is the
symbol of
Vajrayana, one of the
three major schools of Buddhism.
Vajrayana is
translated as "Thunderbolt Way" or "Diamond...
