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Three Vehicles of Buddhism Outline Page

The Three Vehicles of Buddhism presented as an Outline Page linking to all of the secondary pages. In Himalayan and Tibetan art the Three Vehicles are depicted in very clear and succinct iconographic forms and models. The Hinayana and Mahayana are generally presented uniformly the same by the various Buddhist Traditions. However, the presentation of the Vajrayana is divided between Nyingma and Sarma and depicted in two very different ways that reflect the differing histories and origins between the 'Old' and 'New' Tantras.