Three Vehicles: 2 definitions
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Three Vehicles means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaThree Vehicles:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit triyāna defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 2):
- The disciples’ vehicle (śrāvaka-yāna),
- The independent Buddhas’ vehicle (pratyekabuddha-yāna),
- The great vehicle (mahā-yāna).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., triyāna, ‘three vehicles’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryThey are the Two Vehicles, plus the Bodhisattva Vehicle, i.e. the Vehicles for Sravaka, Pratyeka Buddha, and the Bodhisattva are called the Three Vehicles.See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Three.
Full-text (+12): Triyana, Three Studies, Darshana, Vitaraga, Kritavi, Gotra, Mahayana, Tanu, Anyataranyatara, Great vehicle, Vajrayana, Ashtamaka, Vehicle of the Shravakas, Vehicle of the Hearers, Pratyekabuddhayana, Shravakayana, Vehicle of the Pratyekabuddhas, Vehicle of the solitary Buddhas, Shuklavidarshana, Buddha.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II. Knowledge of the paths leading to omniscience < [VII. Winning omniscience and the knowledge of all the aspects]
Part 8 - Establishing beings in the five pure elements < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
4. Prajñā of the heretics < [Part 2 - Prajñā and the prajñās]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.3d - How to eliminate the bad < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 2 - Why mantrayana is higher than the vehicles of characteristics < [A. Resolving the view]
1c) The objects of refuge < [Part 1 - The causal refuge]
The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion’s Roar
The Perfection Of Wisdom In Eight Thousand Lines
The Three Vehicles Of Buddhism (by Kensur Lobsang Chojor)