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The Way of the Vajra. Tibetan Buddhism is known as the Adamantine path, the short path to enlightenment.
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Tib. Doje thegpa] vehicle of indestructible reality - Diamond vehicle, indestructible approach to the teaching, Indestructible Reality Way. The "vajra vehicle". The practices of taking the result as the path. Same as "Secret Mantra".
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Literally, "The Diamond Path." An esoteric form of Buddhism practiced by people of Tibet and Nepal.
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Thunderbolt; Diamond Way. Teaching promulgated later, mainly in India and Tibet. Another term for esoteric Buddhism.
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