Vajrayāna

School·Founded 700 CE·est. ~20 million worldwide

Vedic Religion → Buddhism → Vajrayāna

Branch

Core Tenets

2 — a sample of the center, never the sum All 2 →
The shared center — held across the tradition
Buddhahood is reachable in one lifetime. Tantra accelerates the path — the poison, rightly handled, becomes the medicine. Go deeper — context →
The teacher's transmission is essential. Without the lama's empowerment the techniques are just calisthenics. Go deeper — context →

Cosmos & Afterlife

how reality is built, and what follows death
After death

Rebirth — navigable, per the bardo teachings

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