The THREE SCHOOLS of BUDDHISM explained: Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna
How did one teacher's simple message create three different paths to enlightenment? Three monks sit in meditation...but they’re not seeking the same thing.
One follows the Buddha’s exact words (Theravada). Another vows to save every living being (Mahayana). The third uses esoteric [Vedic, Brahminical, Hindu, tantric] practices hidden for centuries.
How did Buddhism split into three radically different paths — and what does it mean for our spiritual journey today?
TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00 - Three monks, different goals
- 03:16 - Chapter 1: Theravada - The Way of the Elders
- 07:25 - Chapter 2: Mahayana - The Great Vehicle
- 11:33 - Chapter 3: Vajrayana - The Diamond Vehicle
- 15:44 - Chapter 4: When Buddhism meets itself
- 18:53 - The One Mind: Which path did the Buddha intend?
DISCOVER
- Why Buddhism split into three schools after the Buddha's passing into final nirvana
- The dangerous mission that saved Theravada Buddhism from extinction
- How Avalokiteshvara's broken heart created the Mahayana revolution
- The secret tantric techniques that promise enlightenment in a single lifetime
- Why mixing Buddhist traditions might be exactly what the modern world needs [at least that's what we as Americans seem to think]
SOURCES
- The Pali canon (Theravada texts)
- Lotus Sutra (Mahayana literature)
- Tibetan Book of the Dead (Vajrayana teachings)
- Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown
- The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Ven. Nyanaponika Thera
#buddhism #theravada #mahayana #vajrayana #buddhawisdom #spiritualjourney #mindfulness #buddhistexplained #easternphilosophy
- Buddha's Wisdom, May 25, 2025; Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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