In terms of doctrine, the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism combine the ideas of Mahayana Yoga School (which only emphasizes knowledge) and Mahayana Middle School (which emphasizes Prajna). In the early stage of Han Buddhism, he was a student of Mahayana Buddhism in India, and in the later stage, he was an unexpected professor reflected by Sakyamuni's smile.
In terms of practice methods, Tibetans focus on gradual practice, while Han Buddhism has focused on epiphany and practice after enlightenment since the sixth ancestor.
In terms of inheritance and learning methods, Tibet pays attention to the combination of esoteric transmission, oral transmission and hidden transmission, which is the characteristic of tantric Buddhism; Han Zhuan pays attention to popularization and popularization, and attaches importance to the formation of written classics and Zen case-solving, which is the characteristic of Xianzong.
The emphasis mentioned above is different. Let's talk about the connection and similarities:
In the doctrine, both of them attach importance to Prajna. The three early schools of Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism all came from Mahayana. They all began to understand Prajna from the description of words, and then demonstrated Prajna through practice. In the later Han Buddhism, they all emphasized emptiness, although the methods were different, but the essence could not be separated from Prajna, so dzogchen and Tibetan Zen Buddhism had very similar views.
In practice methods, everyone attaches importance to the foundation. Tibetans attach great importance to basics, and demand tens of thousands of extra classes for causal and impermanent thoughts. Buddhism in China also emphasizes the practice of conversion and repentance, and many temples take these as morning and evening classes. They all attach great importance to the role of spells. Needless to say, Tibetan Buddhism and Han biography also take various spells as the content of morning and evening classes.
In terms of inheritance, everyone attaches great importance to Master's teaching. Tibetans attach importance to the practice of respecting teachers and becoming buddhas. In fact, there is no lack of such teaching in Han Zhuan. Zen emphasizes visiting good knowledge and confirming between master and apprentice. Religions such as Hua Yan also emphasize learning from teachers. In fact, attaching importance to teachers is a tradition of the Han nationality.
I think both sides can learn from each other's experience. For example, in the Han dynasty, we can learn from the Tibetan teaching method of paying attention to the second place. For example, many monks in the Han Dynasty are proposing to establish a systematic practice method of taking the second place, and hiding the second place has a lot of reference significance.
In addition, Tibetans attach importance to learning from teachers and foundation. Although these aspects exist in the Han transmission system, they are weakening. Especially after the popularity of the Internet, many believers who don't pay attention to master professors appear, thinking that they can practice meditation as long as they read two Confucian classics. There are also many believers who are too ambitious to practice the deeper dharma without practicing the basic dharma and precepts, resulting in being abandoned and slandered. Learn the Tao and learn the basics, which is where Han Chuan wants to learn Tibet.
The Tibetan system also has many places worth learning from Han biography. For example, Tibetan laymen also have some problems of attaching importance to form over fundamentals, which are reflected in their practice of ignoring compassion. It is very popular to eliminate those who violate karma, all kinds of angry gods are very popular, and the god of wealth is very popular. However, I am not interested in the four infinite minds. I don't know if this is to eliminate the violation of karma, the angry gods or the god of wealth, all of which are based on kindness.
I wrote so much on impulse. In fact, similarities and differences are all drama theories. To borrow a famous saying from a master, everything below Sakyamuni is like.