Three vehicles: 3 definitions
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Three vehicles means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Three Vehicles are known in Tibetan as theg pa gsum. They are:
- Hinayana,
- Mahayana, and
- Vajrayana.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaThree Vehicles:鈥擜 technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit 迟谤颈测腻苍补 defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 2):
- The disciples鈥� vehicle (艣谤腻惫补办补-测腻苍补),
- The independent Buddhas鈥� vehicle (辫谤补迟测别办补产耻诲诲丑补-测腻苍补),
- The great vehicle (尘补丑腻-测腻苍补).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 迟谤颈测腻苍补, 鈥榯hree vehicles鈥�). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
: Buddhist Door: GlossaryThey are the Two Vehicles, plus the Bodhisattva Vehicle, i.e. the Vehicles for Sravaka, Pratyeka Buddha, and the Bodhisattva are called the Three Vehicles.See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, The, Vehicle, Three, Te.
Full-text (+14): Triyana, theg pa gsum, Darshana, Vitaraga, Kritavi, Gotra, Mahayana, Danu, Ashtamaka, Pratyekabuddhayana, Vehicle of the Hearers, Vehicle of the Pratyekabuddhas, Great vehicle, Shravakayana, Vehicle of the solitary Buddhas, Anyataranyatara, Vehicle of the Shravakas, Yana, Shuklavidarshana, Simhanadaraja.
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