A Sanskrit word means vehicle. A term applied to Buddhism as a means by which a practitioner cultivates on the path to enlightenment. The different vehicles correspond to views of ...
A bodhisattva or other "deity" assigned to a Vajrayana monk by his guru as his personal guide and protector. Once established, this link will last the monk's lifetime, and will ...
(Japanese) In Zen Buddhism, the practice of extended periods of seated mediation, usually in a group in a meeting hall. The monks sit quietly for long periods of time in the ...