Guhyamantrayana, Guhyamantrayāna: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Guhyamantrayāna (गुह्यमन्त्रयान) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: gsang sngags theg pa) — (lit. “Secret-mantra vehicle”) — In later Indian and in Tibetan categorizations, one of two traditions within Mahayana, along with the perfection vehicle . The secret-mantra vehicle (also called the tantra vehicle or the vajra vehicle) draws primarily from Mahayana tantras and their commentaries, and focuses on the identification of the practitioner with a buddha -deity through a range of ritual and contemplative methods
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
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