Re: buddhist schools in tibet
May 01, 1998 06:14 PM
by Jerry Schueler
>
> BUDDHIST SCHOOLS IN TIBET
>
>There are several schools of "Buddhism" in Tibet -- and they
>should not be confused....
>
Well Dallas, you got the Bon right. But the other so-called
Tibetan schools are the main branches of Buddhism, not
Tibetan, which is called the Vajrayana. Tibetans start with
the sutras, then go to the tantras, and wind up with Dzogchen.
Vajrayana is distinct from the Mahayana and Hinayana.
Jerry S.
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