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Vajrayāna

Vajrayāna is the tantric stream of Mahāyāna Buddhism (c. 7th c. CE onward) that uses deity-yoga, mantra, maṇḍala and subtle-body practice to transform ordinary experience into the path to awakening. It spread from India across the Himalaya into Tibet.

Origin: c. 7th c. CE
Geographical roots: India → Tibet
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Historical development

Vajrayāna is the tantric stream of Mahāyāna Buddhism (c. 7th c. CE onward) that uses deity-yoga, mantra, maṇḍala and subtle-body practice to transform ordinary experience into the path to awakening. It spread from India across the Himalaya into Tibet.

Modern transmission

Its meditation and subtle-body methods are studied worldwide in Tibetan Buddhist centres.

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