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Vajrayana and Śrāvakayāna

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Difference between Vajrayana and Śrāvakayāna

Vajrayana vs. Śrāvakayāna

Vajrayāna, Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism are the various Buddhist traditions of Tantra and "Secret Mantra", which developed in medieval India and spread to Tibet and East Asia. Śrāvakayāna (श्रावकयान; सावकयान) is one of the three yānas known to Indian Buddhism.

Similarities between Vajrayana and Śrāvakayāna

Vajrayana and Śrāvakayāna have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Asanga, Bodhisattva, Buddhahood, Buddhism, Hinayana, History of Buddhism in India, Mahayana, Yana (Buddhism).

Asanga

Asaṅga (Romaji: Mujaku) (fl. 4th century C.E.) was a major exponent of the Yogacara tradition in India, also called Vijñānavāda.

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Bodhisattva

In Buddhism, Bodhisattva is the Sanskrit term for anyone who has generated Bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Bodhisattvas are a popular subject in Buddhist art.

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Buddhahood

In Buddhism, buddhahood (buddhatva; buddhatta or italic) is the condition or rank of a buddha "awakened one".

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Hinayana

"Hīnayāna" is a Sanskrit term literally meaning the "inferior vehicle".

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History of Buddhism in India

Buddhism is a world religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama who was deemed a "Buddha" ("Awakened One").

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Mahayana

Mahāyāna (Sanskrit for "Great Vehicle") is one of two (or three, if Vajrayana is counted separately) main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice.

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Yana (Buddhism)

Yāna (Sanskrit and Pāli: "vehicle") refers to a mode or method of spiritual practice in Buddhism, and in particular to divisions of various schools of Buddhism according to their type of practice.

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Vajrayana and Śrāvakayāna Comparison

Vajrayana has 254 relations, while Śrāvakayāna has 17. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 2.95% = 8 / (254 + 17).

References

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