... was hesitant to consider. In addition, several other differences between the Theravada and Mahayana traditions exist, however the focus of this paper is to speculate more on the third vehicle, or Vajrayana, and expand on Tibetan Buddhism as seen in the movie Seven Years in Tibet. About half a century ago, the West's view of Buddhism basically had it classified into two main traditions, the first two vehicles discussed, Theravada and Mahayana. However, since then, with a greater accessibility of Tibet, many texts have been translated and examined. From this, it is evident that Tibet in fact preserves the third branch, or third vehicle, of Buddhism, which we call Vajrayana. In addition to Vajrayana, this vehicle is sometimes referred to as Northern Buddhism, as it north from the point of view of the Buddha's birthplace, Mantrayana Buddhism, as the use of mantras, or magical chants or sacred syllables which change reality ...

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