The Supramundane Vehicles

The supramundane, or Nine Vehicles, are comprised of the three vehicles of the sutras – those of the



Sravakas, the
Pratyekabuddhas and the
Bodhisattvas



– and the six tantric vehicles of

Kriya,
Upa,
Yoga,
Mahayoga,
Anuyoga, and
Atiyoga tantras.



The nine can also be grouped into three vehicles:



1) the Hinayana, which includes the first two;
2) the Mahayana, comprising the third, and
3) the Vajrayana, which includes the last six.



In the Nine Vehicles the practitioner takes the support of the Three Jewels –


the Buddha,
the Dharma, and
the Sangha –


and trains in ethical discipline, concentrated meditation, and penetrating insight, which can deliver one from the bonds of samsara.

Source

www.treasuryoflives.org