Lesson 1: What is a Buddhist?

Learn about the historical buddha, the transmission of the teachings, and what it means to be Buddhist.

This lesson will help you understand the different traditions of Buddhism and the ‘Three Vehicles’, the three systems of practice by which you can categorize the Buddha’s teachings:

• Shravakayana - The Vehicle of the Disciples

• Mahayana - The Great Vehicle

• Vajrayana - The Indestructible Vehicle

The rest of this course provides lessons that explain the teachings contained in the three vehicles.