Vajrayana mål According to Vajrayāna scriptures, the term Vajrayāna refers to one of three vehicles or routes to enlightenment, the other two being the Śrāvakayāna (also known pejoratively as the Hīnayāna) and Mahāyāna (a.k.a. Pāramitāy āna). 1 mahayana 2 Vajrayana särskiljs ofta som en egen huvudförgrening, fristående från mahayana och theravada. Sett till målet med inriktningarnas utövande kan vajrayana sägas vara en mahayansk förgrening. Likt mahayana ämnar de vajrayanska lärdomarna till att utövaren ska bli en buddha. 3 tibetansk buddhism 4 Buddhism: Vajrayana (Tantric or Esoteric) Buddhism. Philosophically speaking, Vajrayana embodies ideas of both the Yogachara discipline, which emphasizes the ultimacy of mind, and the Madhyamika philosophy, which undermines any attempt to posit a relativistic principle as the ultimate. 5 Vajrayana (Sanskrit: “Diamond Vehicle” or “Thunderbolt Vehicle”) or Mantrayana (Sanskrit: “Path of the Sacred Formulas”), also known as Tantric Buddhism, first emerged in various parts of India and Sri Lanka. 6 Lamaism Mantrayana The Sanskrit term vajra translates to "diamond" or "the thunderbolt." This term refers to our indestructible true nature, which is deathless, ever awake presence inseparable with emptiness. This is what we seek to realize, and then fully actualize consciously into every moment of our lives. 7 vem grundade buddhismen 8 Målet av det andliga utövandet inom mahayana och vajrayana är. 9 Tibetanska buddhister anser att tantriska utövningsformer (vajrayana) är det snabbaste Målet inom tibetansk buddhism är att bli en samyaksambuddha. 10 Card 1 of 15 What is Vajrayana Buddhism? The Wheel of Life (bhavachakra) is a common motif in Vajrayana art, representing samsara, the cycle of suffering and rebirth; the six realms of rebirth; and the three poisons that keep beings trapped in samsara: greed, hatred, and delusion. | Wheel of Life. Tibet; early 20th century. Pigments on cloth. 11 What is Vajrayana? Where practiced, Vajrayana Buddhism is an extension of Mahayana Buddhism. Put another way, the schools of Buddhism associated with Vajrayana -- chiefly the schools of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the Japanese school of Shingon-- are all sects of Mahayana that employ an esoteric path of tantra to realize enlightenment. 12