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2024
Vajrayana
Vajrayana
English
Proper noun
Vajrayana
(
Buddhism
)
A school of
Buddhism
widely practised in Tibet.
Translations
school of Buddhism
Chinese: 密宗 (Pinyin:
mì zōng
, which literally means
esoteric (密) doctrines (宗)
)
German:
Vajrayana
(de)
n
,
Wadschrajana
(de)
n
See also
tantric
Theravada
Hinayana
Mahayana
Etymology
From
Sanskrit
वज्रयान
(
vajrayāna
)
, literally "diamond vehicle".
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