ཐེག་པ། | Glossary of Terms

A “way of going,” which primarily means a path or a way. It can also mean a conveyance or carriage; this definition is represented in commentarial literature by the Tibetan translation as “carrier,” and therefore it is also translated into English as “vehicle.”

Literally “vehicle” or “way of going,” the three yānas referred to here are the Śrāvaka­yāna, Pratyekabuddha­yāna, and Bodhisattva­yāna.

A “way of going,” which primarily means a path or a way. It can also mean a conveyance or carriage, which definition within commentarial literature is represented in the Tibetan “carrier,” and therefore also translated into English as “vehicle.”

The Sanskrit has several meanings, including “way,” “carriage,” and “vehicle.”

A “way of going,” which primarily means a path or a way. It can also mean a conveyance or carriage, which definition within commentarial literature is represented in the Tibetan “carrier,” and therefore also translated into English as “vehicle.”