Vajrayana
/ˈvɒdʒrəˈjɑːnə/noun
mass noun
- the Tantric tradition of Buddhism, especially when regarded as distinct from the Mahayana tradition from which it developed金刚乘, 藏传。
词源
Sanskrit vajrayāna, from vajra 'thunderbolt' (the god Indra's symbolic vehicle) and yāna 'path, journey'.