[Buddha-l] Lamas and such

[S. A. Feite]

On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:43 PM, Dan Lusthaus wrote:

>  I
> don't know how others are solving this, but I have taken to using the
> uncomfortable and similarly problematic term "non-Mahayanic" as its
> replacement. That still privileges Mahayana and positions all other  
> forms of
> Buddhism vis-a-vis Mahayana, so not a good solution. Anyone have a  
> better
> replacement?


I would think "Tantric Buddhism" (or Vajrayana/Mantrayana) would do  
well for most areas that would be considered "Lamaistic"--former  
Tibet, the Himalayan Kingdoms, Mongolia, Kalmykia and Buryatia.