Candavajrapani, Ca峁囜笉avajrap膩峁噄, Canda-vajrapani: 3 definitions
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Candavajrapani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandavajrapani.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiCa峁囜笉avajrap膩峁噄 (啶氞ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶｀た) refers to the 鈥渇ierce Vajrap膩峁噄鈥�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�翱峁� homage to the fierce Vajrap膩峁噄 [e.g., 肠补峁囜笉补惫补箩谤补辫腻峁噄], great vajra-anger, a Bhairava, With gigantic fangs, grasping in hand a sword, club, ax and noose鈥�.
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureCa峁囜笉avajrap膩峁噄 (啶氞ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶｀た) refers to the 鈥渓eader of Yak峁s鈥� [i.e., nama艣ca峁囜笉avajrap膩峁嘺ye mah膩yak峁sen膩pataye], [as mentioned in the Vajra-beak 诲丑腻谤补峁嚹� taught by the Garu岣峚-king], according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCa峁囜笉avajrap膩峁噄 (啶氞ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶｀た).鈥�the fierce V., a form of Vajrap膩峁噄, with epithet mah膩yak峁sen膩pati: 艢补迟补蝉腻丑补蝉谤颈办腻-辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻 2.2.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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