Vajrayāna

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

Vedic Religion → Buddhism → Vajrayāna

Branch

Rites & Ritual

what its people do — and when Part of Practice →
Ongoing
Empowerment (abhisheka). The tantric methods are locked by design: a lama transmits the practice, deity, and mantra in ceremony, because this vehicle holds that realization travels person to person, not page to person. When bestowed by a qualified lamaWho teacher and student, formally bound Go deeper — context →
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