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==Origin==
==Origin==
The nine yanas are referred to in the ''[[Kulayaraja Tantra]]'' (''Kunje Gyalpo'') and in the ''[[Düpa Do|General Sutra of the Gathering of All Intentions]]'' (''Düpa Do''), which is the central scripture of [[Anuyoga]].
The nine yanas are referred to in the ''[[Kulayaraja Tantra]]'' (''Kunje Gyalpo'') and in the ''[[Düpa Do|General Sutra of the Gathering of All Intentions]]'' (''Düpa Do''), which is the central scripture of [[Anuyoga]].
==External Link==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/nine_yanas.html A Brief Presentation of the Nine Yanas by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[Dzogchen & Padmasambhava]]'', Rigpa Fellowship, 1989.
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[Dzogchen & Padmasambhava]]'', Rigpa Fellowship, 1989.
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''The Dzogchen Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice'', LTWA, 1982, 'Part Three, The Nine Yanas'.
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''The Dzogchen Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice'', LTWA, 1982, 'Part Three, The Nine Yanas'.
==External Link==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/nine_yanas.html A Brief Presentation of the Nine Yanas by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]


[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Key Terms]]

Revision as of 14:16, 15 July 2009

Nine Yanas (Wyl. theg pa dgu) or nine successive vehicles (Wyl. theg pa rim pa dgu) — within the Nyingma tradition, the full spectrum of spiritual paths is divided into nine yanas, a system of practice bringing together all the approaches of the Buddha’s teaching into a single comprehensive path to enlightenment.


The Nine Yanas
the three outer yanas leading from the origin,
i.e. the three yanas related to the outer vehicle of leading from the origin [of suffering] and the three pitakas of characteristics
the three yanas of vedic asceticism,
i.e. the three yanas related to the inner vehicle of Vedic asceticism and the three outer classes of tantra
the three yanas of powerful transformative methods,
i.e. the three yanas related to the secret vehicle of powerful transformative methods and the three inner classes of tantra
basic vehicle mahayana vajrayana
1.
the shravaka yana
2.
the pratyekabuddha yana
3.
the bodhisattva yana
4.
the yana of kriya tantra
5.
the yana of charya tantra
6.
the yana of yoga tantra
7.
the yana of mahayoga
8.
the yana of anuyoga
9.
the yana of atiyoga

Origin

The nine yanas are referred to in the Kulayaraja Tantra (Kunje Gyalpo) and in the General Sutra of the Gathering of All Intentions (Düpa Do), which is the central scripture of Anuyoga.

Further Reading

External Link