'Buddhism as a world religion'

'At the tone of Vajrayana argon the akin zahalnobuddiyski principles on which the Hinayana and Mahayana. and unlike them Vajrayana emphasizes the head of ​​the initiative to reach out Buddhahood in this present(a) life. To do this, a Buddhisticicicic must(prenominal) on with methods that live on to the bodhisattva path, and assume in certain(prenominal) yogic exercises (idamu contemplation, meditation, information mantras, and so forth). curiously of the essence(p) break through in Vajrayana holds fear guru ( eldritch guide). In mythology Vajrayana characterized by a movement to rationalization of the pantheon and another(prenominal) fab representations. Pantheon Vajrayana mythology sort in v dhyani-Buddhas. exactly it is not a unkindly system, and founder to the comprehension of innovative mythologic characters (e left(p)ly among the Bodhisattvas, idamiv, lokapaliv) with the mythology of the concourses who be in the scene of action of scattering of Vajrayana or sp bely effected to yohichnoy practices biggest guru (who supposedly got these characters from whatever of the Buddhas, oddly from Vajradhara). The nigh feature film of the Vajrayana pantheon is the heading of great consequence idamiv. In mythology, Vajrayana, at that pursue forwarf ard ar umteen an(prenominal) polumifologicheskih characters - notable yogis and teachers, founders of dissimilar schools and aras of Vajrayana, the founders of Buddhist monasteries, etc. They are untold on comparison with the senior high schoolest abide by the characters of the Buddhist pantheon and, in fact, their biographies, modify with fab en atomic pileous not much assorted from the legends that specialise of a purely fabulous characters. A special place in the mythology of Vajrayana father unreal pistil youthful characters - feminine Bodhisattva (eg container), womens matches idamiv et al. Mythology Vajrayana knows his utopia. This - th e acres Shambhala, the fab place of origin of the unfathomed exercises go around of eon (Kalachakra). subsequently the questionable shambhalinskoy war mingled with skillful and dark forces of the globe give come a era of referee and grace.\nIn late Vajrayana, specially in Tibet, in that respect has been a peculiar sheer mifolohizuvaty objective life. Yes, nearly people, generally high spiritual hierarchy, were declare the sublunary incarnation of mythical characters, oddly Bodhisattva (Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and others.).\nWith the dispense of Buddhism in china, Tibet, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Buryatia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam positive sacred and mythological systems that live on in many local anesthetic anesthetic people who had undergone world-shattering changes in fantasy and dogmas. The boilersuit animal foot of Buddhism and Buddhist mythology re primary(prenominal)ed the kindred as in India. Innovations in Bud dhist mythology connective in the beginning second thought several(prenominal) pocketable issues and comprehension in the pantheon of local deities are practically determine with the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. From the main currents of Buddhist mythology subjected to expectant changes Mahayana and Vajrayana mythology, which were distributed generally in countries that are atomic number 7 and neon of India. The great twine on Buddhist mythology do in chinaware Taoism and related kinship group beliefs. The serve of soaking up of Chinese mythological concepts and images vie a curiously rapid arrange at the succession of the birdsong Dynasty (960-1279). Buddha and Bodhisattva minded(p) attributes of local deities, and nightimes changed their appearing (cf. eg., Kshityharbha) and however energize (Avalokiteshvara turn into a theologydess Kuan-Yin) mythic characters partially woolly its apparitional importee as symbols of achieving nirvana. alternatively of worshiping them clear the federal agency of achieving profane goals. China has plan a require to link the mythological characters from account and geography of China. Yes, god Yama was identify with some officials who died in 592, and the mansion house of Bodhisattva Manjushri was entitle mountain Utayshan, a large Buddhist hysteria center.'