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Vajrayāna ( Sanskrit, " vajra vehicle"), also known as Mantrayāna ("mantra vehicle"), Mantranāya ("path of mantra"), Guhyamantrayāna (" Secret Mantra Vehicle "), Tantrayāna ("tantra vehicle"), Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, is a Buddhist tradition of tantric practice that developed in the Indian subcontinent and spread to Tibet ...
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A ganacakra (Sanskrit: गणचक्र gaṇacakra "gathering circle";...
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"Hīnayāna" is a Sanskrit term that was at one time applied...
- Buddhist tantric literature
Buddhist tantric literature refers to the vast and varied...
- Tantra
The Tibetan Buddhist tantric teachings have recently been...
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By the eighth century, Tantra was a dominant force in North...
- Tibetan tantric practice
Tibetan tantric practice, also known as "the practice of...
- Ganachakra
Ari. Vajrayana, form of Tantric Buddhism that developed in India and neighbouring countries, notably Tibet. Vajrayana, in the history of Buddhism, marks the transition from Mahayana speculative thought to the enactment of Buddhist ideas in individual life. The term vajra (Sanskrit: “thunderbolt,” or “diamond”) is used to signify the ...
Buddhist Tantra quickly spread out of India into nearby countries like Tibet and Nepal in the eighth century, as well as to Southeast Asia. Buddhist Tantra arrived in China during the Tang Dynasty (where it was known as Tangmi) and was brought to Japan by Kukai (774–835), where it is known as Shingon.
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