The diamond vehicle, which adds tantra's initiations, mantras, and visualizations to the Mahayana path and carries the Buddhism of Tibet and the Himalayas.
Vajrayana is Mahayana Buddhism in its tantric form: the path of the guru's initiation, the deity yoga, and the swift methods held to reach awakening in a single life. It is the Buddhism of Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, and the Himalayan peoples.
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Sources
Primary
- The Kangyur and Tengyur, the Tibetan canon.
Secondary
- John Powers, Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (2007).