European interpretation of Vajrayana philosophy by case study of Buddhist community "Diamond way"

This article deals with the correlation of the European ritual Karma Kagyu practice and the teachings of Yogachara Buddhist philosophical schools. The author analyses adaptive features of the philosophical concepts of Vajrayana, which allow its representatives to modify traditional ritual forms according to different ethnic and cultural environment. The distinctive feature of Yogachara epistemology allows Vajrayana to change the external forms retaining the original form of initiation system traditionally existing as a parallel way to reach the Absolute.