Question: is tibetan buddhism mahayana or theravada?
Answer: Tibetan Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana. Vajrayana is the esoteric part of Mahayana, but it is not possible to practice Vajrayana from a non-Mahayana perspective. ... But Hinayana is part of Tibetan Buddhism too. 'Theravada' is a name for a Buddhist tradition, that tradition should not be called 'Hinayana'.