The guru yoga in Tibetan practice is similar to the guru mandala in Newa Vajrayana, but focusses completely on a particular teacher who embodies Vajrasattva. The Newa ritual lays out the four mandalas: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, and Guru.
The guru yoga in Tibetan practice is similar to the guru mandala in Newa Vajrayana, but focusses completely on a particular teacher who embodies Vajrasattva. The Newa ritual lays out the four mandalas: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, and Guru.
Vihāra is an experimental Buddhist monastery: a federated hub representing the activities of a Buddhist monastery in the Himalayan Vajrayāna/Mahāyāna lineages.