Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
4.0 - Vajrayana
This page describes Vajrayana which is part 4.0 located on page 120 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Vajrayana� according to 28 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) [by Seung Ho Nam]
The Sahajiya school is an offshoot of Vajrayana. There is no exclusive literature belonging to Sahajayana, on the other hand, the Sahajiya poets of the Dohas and songs recognise the well-known texts of Vajrayana as their authority. The exponents of the Sahajiya school put the whole emphasis on their protest against the formalities of life andreligion....
Read full contents: 1. Buddhist Tantric Literature
Bodhisattvacharyavatara [by Andreas Kretschmar]
For a practitioner of Vajrayana, reflecting on the difficulty of obtaining this human body is indispensable. A Vajrayana practitioner understands that this mind in this human body is endowed with buddha nature [bde gshegs snying po], that this human body provides the best circumstances for developing the precious bodhicitta. A Vajrayana practitioner also understands the reasons for visualizing this body as a deity and why pure perception [dag snang] must be practiced....
Read full contents: Text Section 207
The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
They are recognized as ten in number to which the Vajrayana added two to make it twelve. As the Bodhisattva progresses in spiritual path, he develops certain special qualities which entitle him to move towards the higher Bhumis. They are arranged one upon another in a regular order with the last at the top which when reached, makes the Bodhisattva equal to a Buddha and he attains omniscience....
Read full contents: Figure 223 - Twelve Bhumis: Dharmamegha
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[Essence of the Mahayana Teachings: index]
[About the author (Khenpo Samdup)]
[Introduction]