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Tibetan Buddhism

Era · 7th century CE — presentRegion · Tibetan plateau, Himalayan region, diaspora

Vajrayana ('Diamond Vehicle') — a tantric, ritually rich form of Buddhism that fuses Indian Mahayana with the indigenous Bön tradition, emphasising direct realization within this very lifetime.

Core beliefs

  1. 01The mind's true nature (rigpa) is already enlightened.
  2. 02Tantric union of method (compassion) and wisdom (emptiness).
  3. 03Multiple Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and protectors as facets of mind.
  4. 04Bardo: intermediate states between death and rebirth.

Practices

  • Deity visualization (sadhana)
  • Mantra (Om Mani Padme Hum)
  • Dzogchen and Mahamudra meditation
  • Tonglen (taking-and-sending compassion)
  • Mandala practice

Key figures

  • · Padmasambhava
  • · Milarepa
  • · Tsongkhapa
  • · The Dalai Lamas
  • · Chögyam Trungpa

Bridges to other traditions

  • Rigpa ↔ Christ-consciousness ↔ Atman-Brahman
  • Bardo ↔ purgatorial / liminal states

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