three vehicles
the three yanas/ vehicles [usually 1) {nyan thos kyi theg pa}. vehicle of listeners/ pious attendants/ shravakas. 2) {rang sangs rgyas kyi theg pa}. vehicle of lone-learners/, self-centred buddhas/ pratyekabuddhas.; 3) {theg pa chen po}. vehicle of alturistic saints/ bodhisattvas, OR 1 the vehicle of directing the cause of suffering {kun 'byung 'dren pa} two the vehicle of austere awareness {dka' thub rig} and three the vehicle of overpowering means {dbang bsgyur thabs kyi theg pa} [Gd-mk]. [tse]
Three vehicles. Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana
three yanas/ spiritual approaches;1) {nyan thos kyi theg pa} vehicle of listeners. {rang sangs rgyas kyi theg pa} vehicle of lone-learners. {theg pa chen po} vehicle of altruistic saints. Three Vehicles. three causal vehicles of the pious attendants, self-centered buddhas, and bodhisattvas. 2) to the vehicle of directing the cause of suffering {kun 'byung 'dren pa} the vehicle of austere awareness {dka' thub rig} and the vehicle of overpowering means {dbang bsgyur thabs kyi theg pa}
<term> three vehicles, three yānas