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- VAJRAYANA
- (from Sanskrit vajra, thunderbolt or diamond; and yana, path or vehicle) the last major form of Buddhism to develop; the practices of the Tibetan orders
- VAHANA
- the bird or animal on which a deity rides; sometimes also regarded as another form of the god with which it is associated.
- VARADA-MUDRA
- the gift-bestowing mudra or gesture; the hand is pointed downwards with the palm uppermost.
- VAT OR WAT
- a group of structures comprising a Buddhist monastery.
- VISHNU
- second deity of the Hindu trimurti (trinity); the preserver of the universe who embodies mercy and goodness to save mankind from suffering; his incarnations include Krishna and Rama.
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