Secret-mantra vehicle: 1 definition
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Secret-mantra vehicle 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 SystemsSecret-mantra vehicle (in Tibetan: gsang sngags theg pa; Sanskrit: 驳耻丑测补尘补苍迟谤补测腻苍补) 鈥� In later Indian and in Tibetan categorizations, one of two traditions within Mahayana, along with the perfection vehicle . The secret-mantra vehicle (also called the tantra vehicle or the vajra vehicle) draws primarily from Mahayana tantras and their commentaries, and focuses on the identification of the practitioner with a buddha -deity through a range of ritual and contemplative methods
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vehicle, Secret, Mantra.
Full-text: Guhyamantrayana, gsang sngags theg pa, Tantric master, rig 'dzin, rgyud, Perfection vehicle, Paramitayana, Tantra, Vidyadhara, phar phyin theg pa, Hinayana, theg dman, Mantrayana.
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