yana

Etymology

From Sanskrit यान (yāna, “vehicle”).

noun

  1. (Buddhism) Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
    The Tibetan word for yana is thekpa, which means "that which lifts you up." Anything that lifts you up and takes you to your destination is a yana. 2013, Chögyam Trungpa, chapter 1, in Judith L. Lief, editor, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, volume 2

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