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Caturvimshatipitha, 䲹ٳܰṃśaپīṻ, Caturvimshati-pitha: 1 definition

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Caturvimshatipitha means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term 䲹ٳܰṃśaپīṻ can be transliterated into English as Caturvimsatipitha or Caturvimshatipitha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Caturvimshatipitha.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Caturvimshatipitha in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: 84000: Equal to the Sky (Śrī­khasamatantrarāja)

䲹ٳܰṃśaپīṻ (चतुर्विंशतिपी�) in Sanskrit refers to the Twenty-four Sacred Sites which on the Indian subcontinent that are considered particularly powerful for the practices of the Yoginī Tantras. These map to twenty-four places on the human body in conjunction with the yogic practices of the perfection stage.—The twenty-four sacred sites are known in Sanskrit as: ٳܰṃśaپīṻ and in Tibetan as: gnas nyi shu rtsa bzhi.

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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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