Mahayana Buddhism is an exoteric branch of Buddhism.
Esoteric Buddhism is generally classified under the Great Vehicle (Mahayana) Buddhism. There are two parts to it: the Exoteric and the Esoteric Buddhism. In order for us to understand Esoteric Buddhism, we need to explore the origin as well the the constituents philosophy and historical context how the school come about.
The Exoteric Buddhism is based on Madhyamika ('middle way') of Nagarjuna.
The Esoteric Buddhism is unique and requires the study of the Exoteric Buddhism as the foundation and puts the Esoteric Buddhism as the most advanced form of Buddhism. We assume that students have a basic theological knowledge of Buddhism as well as Exoteric Buddhism.![]()





