The Supramundane Vehicles
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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.
