Vajrayana

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EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit वज्रयान ‎(vajrayāna), literally "diamond vehicle".

Proper nounEdit

Vajrayana

1. (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in Tibet.

TranslationsEdit

school of Buddhism

• Chinese: 密宗 (Pinyin: mì zōng, which literally means esoteric (密) doctrines (宗))

• German: Vajrayana (de) n, Wadschrajana (de) n

See alsoEdit

• tantric
• Theravada
• Hinayana
• Mahayana