Editing Vajrayana (section)

===Goal===
The goal of spiritual practice in the Mahayana and Vajrayāna traditions is to become a ''[[Buddhahood|Sammāsambuddha]]'' (fully awakened [[Buddha]]); those on this path are termed [[Bodhisattvas]]. As with the Mahayana, motivation is a vital component of Vajrayāna practice. The Bodhisattva-path is an integral part of Vajrayāna, which teaches that all practices are to be undertaken with the motivation to achieve Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings.

In the vehicle of Sutra Mahayana, the "path of the cause" is taken whereby a practitioner starts with his or her potential Buddha-nature and nurtures it to produce the fruit of Buddhahood. In Vajrayāna, the "path of the fruit" is taken whereby the practitioner takes his or her innate Buddha-nature as the means of practice. Experiencing ultimate truth is said to be the purpose of all the various [[tantra techniques (Vajrayana)|tantric techniques]] practiced in Vajrayana.{{sfn|Palmo|2002|pp=224–5}}