Vajrayana is not Tibetan Buddhism (and vice versa) | Vividness
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Vajrayana is not Tibetan Buddhism (and vice versa) | Vividness
The different yanas contradict each other profoundly. They are not superficially and arbitrarily different. Their fundamental principles are different. They have different concepts of truth, and especially of ultimate truth. For Mahayana, emptiness is the ultimate truth and ultimate goal. It is a shock to be told that in Vajrayana, emptiness is mer... See more
Yana shock | Vividness
Swāmī Muktānanda (“Bābā”) probably did more than anyone else in the 20th century to make the teachings of Śaiva Tantra known in the West,
Christopher D Wallis • Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition
Christianity does not have yanas. It does have sects: Catholic, Baptist, Mennonite. So when Westerners first started trying to understand Buddhism, they assumed Buddhist yanas were sects. Mostly this confusion has persisted, and even many scholars still get this wrong.
Yanas are not Buddhist sects | Vividness
From the Dzogchen perspective, tantra is a bunch of cool things for Buddhas to do .