Vajrayana
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Vajrayana
from Sanskrit: vehicle of the diamond or thunderbolt
Example Sentences
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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 ● May 25, 2015
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 ● Mar. 28, 2014
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 ● Apr. 23, 2011
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
Their quests seemed to end in Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a brilliant apostle of Vajrayana and part of the Tibetan diaspora.
From Time Magazine Archive
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