Diamond Vehicle

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Diamond Vehicle is another name for Vajrayana, a form of Buddhism emphasizing esoteric practices, mantras, and rapid paths to enlightenment.

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Label Occurrences
Diamond Vehicle canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tradition ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
esoteric Buddhist school ⓘ
aimsFor rapid path to enlightenment ⓘ
associatedWith Himalayan Buddhist cultures ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
centralRoleOf lineage transmission ⓘ
oral instructions ⓘ
claims possibility of enlightenment in a single lifetime ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

non-tantric Mahayana ⓘ
emphasizes deity yoga ⓘ
esoteric practices ⓘ
mandala visualization ⓘ
mantra recitation ⓘ
tantric rituals ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Tantric Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana

Thunderbolt Vehicle ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
hasKeyConcept bodhicitta ⓘ
emptiness (shunyata) ⓘ
three bodies of Buddha (trikaya) ⓘ
upaya (skillful means) ⓘ
hasKeyPractice completion stage meditation ⓘ
generation stage meditation ⓘ
guru yoga ⓘ
sadhana recitation ⓘ
visualization of enlightened deities ⓘ
hasLiteralMeaning Diamond Vehicle ⓘ
historicallyDevelopedFrom Indian Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Indian Buddhism
historicallyFlourished 8th century onward ⓘ
isBranchOf Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
practicedIn Bhutan ⓘ
Mongolia ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
Western countries ⓘ
parts of India ⓘ
requires guru-disciple relationship ⓘ
initiation (abhisheka) ⓘ
scripturalBasis Mahayana sutras ⓘ
tantras ⓘ
teaches transformation of passions into wisdom ⓘ
use of subtle body practices ⓘ
uses initiation rituals ⓘ
mandalas ⓘ
mantras ⓘ
mudras ⓘ
viewsItselfAs direct path to Buddhahood ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vajrayana → hasAlternativeName → Diamond Vehicle ⓘ