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Akotanamantra, ĀṭaԲԳٰ, Akotana-mantra: 1 definition

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Akotanamantra in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

ĀṭaԲԳٰ (आकोटनमन्त्�) refers to the “hammering mantra�, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the body circle ()]: “[...] O�, gha, gha, slay, slay all evils! PhaṭStake, stake all siners! Pha� Hū� hūm hū�. O Adamantine Stake! O Vajra-holder! Command! Stake the body, speech, and mind adamantine of all obstacle demons! Hū� phaṭ—The staking mantra. O�, O Adamantine Hammer! O Adamantine Stake! Strike! Hū� phaṭ—the hammering mantra (ṭaԲԳٰ). [...]�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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