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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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The Tibetan-based Vajrayana, or Tantric, school, while well known, comprises a minority of Buddhists and it is atone in holding the view that the Dalai Lama is an incarnation of the Buddha. According to exhibition co-curator Dina Bangdel, Nepal has previously been very guarded about revealing the secret rituals and meditation practices used by adherents of the Vajrayana branch of Buddhism. For example, in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, compassion is said to be "masculine" while wisdom is "feminine. |
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