There are three primary branches of Buddhism: Hinayana(Theravada), Mahayana and Vajrayana.
Vajrayana ('Thunderbolt Vehicle') was a 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 ('thunderbolt') is used to signify the absolutely real and indestructible in a human being, as opposed to the fictions an individual entertains about himself and his nature; yana is the spiritual pursuit of the ultimately valuable and indestructible.
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SANTOSH KUMAR
June 21, 2018There are three primary branches of Buddhism: Hinayana(Theravada), Mahayana and Vajrayana.
Vajrayana ('Thunderbolt Vehicle') was a 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 ('thunderbolt') is used to signify the absolutely real and indestructible in a human being, as opposed to the fictions an individual entertains about
himself and his nature; yana is the spiritual pursuit of the ultimately valuable and indestructible.