What is Vajrayana?
Q: What is Vajrayana?
A: Vajrayana is a school of Buddhism that originated in India and is sometimes called esoteric Buddhism.
Q: Where did Vajrayana spread to after being practiced in India?
A: Vajrayana spread to Tibet, Mongolia, and Bhutan.
Q: When did Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism spread to many Western countries and gain popularity?
A: Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism spread to many Western countries and gained popularity after the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in 1959.
Q: What are the three major schools of Buddhism?
A: The three major schools of Buddhism are Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.
Q: What is the relationship between Mahayana Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism?
A: Vajrayana Buddhism comes from Mahayana Buddhism.
Q: Does Vajrayana Buddhism have its own texts? If so, in what languages are they written?
A: Yes, Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism has its own texts in the Tibetan and Sanskrit languages. It also contains the older Mahayana texts in Sanskrit and Theravada texts in the Pali language.
Q: What is another name for Vajrayana Buddhism in the West?
A: Another name for Vajrayana Buddhism in the West is Tantric Buddhism.
