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edit   Vajrayana Buddhism Vajrayāna Buddhism, also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayana, Mantrayana, Mantranaya, Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle (Chinese: 金剛乘, jingangcheng, Japanese: 金剛乗, kongōjō) although these terms are not always regarded as equivalent, is an extension of Mahayana Buddhism consisting of differences in the adoption of additional techniques (upaya, or 'skillful means') rather than in philosophy. Thus, before terms such as Vajrayāna or Tantrayāna came into use, scholar-monks such as Buddhaguhya (fl. mid-8th CE) state that Mahāyāna is subdivided into two categories: pāramitā-yana (the "Perfection Method") and mantra-yana (the "Mantra Method"). Some of these upāya are esoteric practices which must be initiated and transmitted only through a skilled spiritual teacher. The Vajrayana is often viewed as the third major 'vehicle' (Yana) of Buddhism, alongside the Theravada and Mahayana. edit   Selected article Tantra (Sanskrit: तन्त्र "weave" denoting continuity), tantricism or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. It exists in Hindu, Bönpo, Buddhist, and Jain forms. Tantra in its various forms has existed in South Asia, China, Japan, Tibet, Korea, Cambodia, Burma, Indonesia and Mongolia. David Gordon White, while cautioning against attempting a rigorous definition of tantra, offers the following working definition: Tantra is that Asian body of beliefs and practices which, working from the principle that the universe we experience is nothing other than the concrete manifestation of the divine energy of the Godhead that creates and maintains that universe, seeks to ritually appropriate and channel that energy, within the human microcosm, in creative and emancipatory ways. edit   Selected biography Painting of Kūkai (774-835). Kūkai (空海) or also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師), 774–835 CE was a Japanese monk, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. Kūkai is famous as a calligrapher (see Shodo), engineer, and is said to have invented kana, the syllabary in which, in combination with Chinese characters (Kanji) the Japanese language is written (although this claim has not been proven). His religious writing, some fifty works, expound the esoteric Shingon doctrine, of which the major ones have been translated into English by Yoshito Hakeda (see references below). Kūkai is also said to have written the iroha, one of the most famous poems in Japanese, which uses every phonetic kana syllable. edit   In the news The government of China has claimed that the Dalai Lama is cooperating with Islamic extremists as part of a plot to bring the country into crises before the Olympic Games, which are due to be half in Beijing this Summer. The official newspaper of the government of China claimed that "the Dalai Lama is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage to force the Chinese government to make concessions to Tibet independence." edit   Selected picture A Statue of the Medicine Buddha edit   Did you know? Lobsang Gyatso, the 5th Dalai Lama, was the first to wield political power over Tibet. Shingon and Tibetan Buddhism, are the only remaining schools of Vajrayana Buddhism. edit   Categories Buddhism by country Bhutan Japan Nepal Russia Tibet Shingon Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Schools of Tibetan Buddhism Notable Tibetan Buddhists Tibetan Buddhist Places Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Vajrayana Buddhism in Southeast Asia Buddhist Tantras Supernatural Beings Bodhisattvas Buddhas Dakinis Yidams Tantric Practices Mantras Meditation edit   Related portals Hinduism Buddhism Shinto Taoism Jainism Religion edit   WikiProjects WikiProject Religion WikiProject Buddhism WikiProject Tibet edit   Things to do Copyedit some pages- find out what needs to be corrected. Update pages with any new information that might be missing. Expand articles that really need it. Show some care to pages that have been neglected. Stubs: Buddhism Stubs, where we need help the most! Peer Review is very important because other editors need our opinions. edit   Wikimedia Buddhism on WikiNews Buddhism on WikiQuote Buddhism on WikiBooks Buddhism on WikiSource Buddhism on Wiktionary Buddhism on Commons