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+ | The [[supramundane]], or [[Nine Vehicles]], are comprised of the [[three vehicles of the sutras]] – those of the | ||
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+ | [[Sravakas]], the | ||
+ | [[Pratyekabuddhas]] and the | ||
+ | [[Bodhisattvas]] | ||
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+ | – and the [[six tantric vehicles]] of | ||
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+ | [[Kriya]], | ||
+ | Upa, | ||
+ | [[Yoga]], | ||
+ | [[Mahayoga]], | ||
+ | [[Anuyoga]], and | ||
+ | [[Atiyoga]] [[tantras]]. | ||
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+ | The nine can also be grouped into [[three vehicles]]: | ||
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+ | 1) the [[Hinayana]], which includes the first two; | ||
+ | 2) the [[Mahayana]], comprising the third, and | ||
+ | 3) the [[Vajrayana]], which includes the last six. | ||
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+ | In the [[Nine Vehicles]] the [[practitioner]] takes the support of the [[Three Jewels]] – | ||
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+ | the [[Buddha]], | ||
+ | the [[Dharma]], and | ||
+ | the [[Sangha]] – | ||
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+ | and trains in [[ethical discipline]], [[concentrated]] [[meditation]], and penetrating [[insight]], which can deliver one from the bonds of [[samsara]]. | ||
+ | </poem> | ||
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Revision as of 06:55, 9 January 2016
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.