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Also Known As	mikkyō • Mantrayana • Tantrism • Esoteric Buddhism • Guhyamantrayana • Tantric Buddhism

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Ari Shiva-Buddha vajra sadhana yab-yum mahamudra chakra abhiseka Kriyā-tantra Father Tantra Zen Shingon Theravada Mahayana Hīnayāna Four Noble Truths eighteen schools nikāya Ritsu Mahāsaṅghika

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