Guhyamantrayana
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guhyamantrayāna (T. gsang sngags kyi theg pa). Translated as “secret mantra vehicle”. A synonym for the mantrayana, vajrayana, etc., that is used especially in Tibet.[1]
According to tradition, "tantric practice is secret both in the sense that it is not taught openly and because it remains secret, i.e., not understood, by those who are not suitable vessels for it."[1]
Abbreviated as guhyamantra (T. gsang sngags; "secret mantra").[2]
- Further reading
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. guhyamantrayāna.
- ↑
gsang sngags, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
