The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2607 page)

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na is often (mistakenly) used synonymously with Tibetan Buddhism; in fact, Tibetan Buddhism teaches all three vehicles according to personal advancement, and stresses that while S
tray
na may be taught separately from Vajray
na, Vajray
na may not be taught separately from S
tray
na, but rather as an extension of it.
Vajrayogin
(a Tantric form of Durg
):
Vajroli mudra
(Skt.). A Tantric practice of reabsorbing, into the penis, semen discharged during intercourse. Semen (
bindu
), breath (
pr
a
), and thought (
citta
) correspond in
Tantrism
, and through reabsorbing the semen, the Tantric adept seeks to arrest breath and thought.

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