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Esoteric Buddhism  Vajrayāna (Bengali: বজ্রযান; Devanagari: वज्रयान; Sinhala: වජ්‍රායන; Malayalam: വജ്രയാന;Oriya: ବଜ୍ରଯାନ; Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ་ཐེག་པ་, rdo rje theg pa; Mongolian: Очирт хөлгөн, Ochirt Hölgön;Chinese: 密宗, mì zōng) is also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Mantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Way or Thunderbolt Way. Vajrayāna is a complex and multifaceted system of  Buddhist  thought and practice which evolved over several centuries. According to Vajrayāna scriptures "Vajrayāna" refers to one of three vehicles or routes to enlightenment , the other two being the  Hinayāna  and  Mahayana . Note that Hinayāna (or Nikaya ) is not to be confused with  Theravada  (a practice lineage); although is sometimes equated to it.

Esoteric Christianity Esoteric Christianity is an ensemble of spiritual currents which regard Christianity as a mystery religion, and profess the existence and possession of certain esoteric doctrines or practices, of which the public is unaware (or even to which they may be denied access) but which are understood by "enlightened", "initiated" or highly educated people.

Esoteric Cosmology - Planes of Existence and Consciousness Esoteric Cosmology is an intrinsic part of an Esoteric or Occult System of Thought. Esoteric Cosmology maps out the Universe with Planes of Existence and Consciousness according to a specific worldview usually from a Doctrine. Esoteric Cosmology almost always deals with at least some of the following themes: emanation, involution, spiritual evolution, epigenesis, planes of existence or higher worlds (and their emanation and the connections between them), hierarchies of spiritual beings, cosmic cycles (e.g., cosmic year, Yuga), yogic or spiritual disciplines and techniques of self-transformation, and references to mystical and altered states of consciousness.

Types of Karma According to Jainkarma theory, there are eight main types of karma (Prikriti) which are categorized into the ‘harming’ and the ‘non-harming’; each divided into four types. The harming karmas (ghātiyā karmas) directly affect the soul powers by impeding its perception, knowledge and energy, and also brings about delusion. These harming karmas are: darśanāvaraṇa (perception obscuring karma), jñānavāraṇa (knowledge obscuring karma), antarāya (obstacles creating karma) and mohanīya (deluding karma). The non-harming category (aghātiyā karmas) is responsible for the reborn soul's physical and mental circumstances, longevity, spiritual potential and experience of pleasant and unpleasant sensations.

Karma - Causality, Ethicization and Rebirth  Karma (Sanskrit: कर्मIPA: [ˈkarmə]; Pali: kamma) is the executed "deed", "work", "action", or "act", and it is also the "object", the "intent". Understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle calledsaṃsāra). The concept originated in Bharata Khanda, also known as Ancient India, originally used in "Sanātana Dharma", and later religions such as Jainism,Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Shintoism and others. Halbfass explains karma (Karman) by contrasting it with another Sanskrit word kriya. The word kriya is the activity along with the steps and effort in action, while karma is (1) the executed action as a consequence of that activity, as well as (2) the intention of the actor behind an executed action or a planned action (described by some scholars as metaphysical residue left in the actor). A good action creates good karma, as does

Dharma Definition and Meaning Dharma (Sanskrit: धर्मdharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) is a key concept with multiple meanings in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, dharma signifies behaviors that are considered to be in accord with the natural order. In Buddhism dharma means "cosmic law and order", but is also applied to the teachings of the Buddha. In Buddhist philosophy, dhamma/dharma is also the term for "phenomena". In Jainism dharma refers to the teachings of the Jinas and the body of doctrine pertaining to the purification and moral transformation of human beings. For Sikhs, the word Dharm means the "path of righteousness".