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==Categories of vehicle==
==Categories of vehicle==
The buddhist teachings are often classified according to yanas, most commonly into the two yanas, the 'basic' or 'individual' vehicle (Skt. ''hinayana'') and the 'greater' or 'universal' vehicle (Skt. ''mahayana''), or the [[three yanas]]. The [[Nyingma]] tradition also classifies the teachings into the [[nine yanas]].
The buddhist teachings are often classified according to yanas, most commonly into the two yanas, the [[basic vehicle|'basic' or 'individual' vehicle]] (Skt. ''hinayana'') and the 'greater' or 'universal' vehicle (Skt. ''mahayana''), or the [[three yanas]]. The [[Nyingma]] tradition also classifies the teachings into the [[nine yanas]].


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Revision as of 04:39, 7 March 2008

Vehicle (Skt. yāna; Tib. tekpa; Wyl. theg pa) - literally a 'vehicle' or conveyance, a vehicle is that which carries us along the spiritual path to our final destination.

Categories of vehicle

The buddhist teachings are often classified according to yanas, most commonly into the two yanas, the 'basic' or 'individual' vehicle (Skt. hinayana) and the 'greater' or 'universal' vehicle (Skt. mahayana), or the three yanas. The Nyingma tradition also classifies the teachings into the nine yanas.