Aro Dictionary

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Vajrayana
Vajrayana is the Buddhist yana (approach) based on the experience of the non-duality of form and emptiness. It consists of Dzogchen together with Tantrayana. Compare Sutrayana, the approach of finding emptiness.
vehicle
The literal translation of yana. An approach within Buddhism, comprising a coherent system of theory and practice that takes you from a base via a path to a result.
vipashyana
The Sanskrit term for lhatong.
vipassana
The Pali term for lhatong. Pali is a language related to Sanskrit in which many sutras were written. The Sanskrit equivalent is vipashyana.