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VajrayanaForm of tantric Buddhism that emerged in India in the first millennium AD and spread to Tibet, where it is the predominant tradition in Tibetan Buddhism. Philosophically, Vajrayana is a blend of the Yogacara and Madhyamika disciplines. It aims to recapture the enlightenment experience of the Buddha Gautama, and it places special emphasis on the notion that enlightenment arises from the realization that seemingly opposite principles are in truth one. It introduced innovations involving the use of mantras and mandalas as aids to meditation, and, in rare cases, the use of yogically disciplined sexual activities. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Chang edited TEACHINGS OF TIBETAN YOGA in 1963, and here it comes again (in an affordable, unabridged republication to reach new audiences with its survey of Tantric Buddhism. In Zen, Sufi, Taoism and Tantric Buddhism, particularly Tibetan Doctrine of Crazy Wisdom, playfulness is viewed as a supreme form of wisdom. Sand painting, an artistic tradition of Tantric Buddhism, is done by layering colored sand through a funnel onto a flat platform. |
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