Vajrayana

British  

/ ˌvʌdʒrʌˈjɑːnə /

noun

1. a school of Tantric Buddhism of India and Tibet

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Etymology

Origin of Vajrayana

from Sanskrit: vehicle of the diamond or thunderbolt

Example Sentences

Stanfield took classes on Vajrayana Buddhism, attended weekly pujas, or ceremonies, and began practicing Buddhist meditation with the temple sangha, or community.

From Washington Times

Abbot James Wiseman, retired professor of theology at Catholic University, discusses the three main branches or lineages of Buddhism, Theravada, Mahayana, including Zen and Vajrayana.

From Washington Post

The majority of the population follow Vajrayana Buddhism; the Dalai Lama, of neighboring Tibet, is respected, but Bhutanese heed their own set of spiritual guides.

From Time

While at Columbia, he began to practice Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, and in 1976, he moved to Boulder, Colo., to continue his studies with the Buddhist master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

From New York Times

By far the most colorful of the three major Buddhist branches, however, was Vajrayana, the "Diamond Vehicle" adopted in Tibet in the 7th century.

From Time Magazine Archive