A broad label for Buddhist traditions employing tantric texts and practices. Vajrayāna developed within wider Mahāyāna contexts rather than as a wholly separate, unrelated denomination.
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Tantric or esoteric materials require initiation, lineage, and historical context; the label should not be applied indiscriminately.
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