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Cundavajri, ܲԻ岹ī: 1 definition

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Cundavajri 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chundavajri.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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ܲԻ岹ī (चुन्दवज्री) is another name for ܲԻ: one of the various emanations of Vairocana, as mentioned in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—Her Colour is white;her Symbol is the book on lotus; she has one face, and two, four, sixteen, eighteen or twenty-six arms.—According to the Niṣpannayogāvalī under the ñܱ-ṇḍ, ܲԻ is affiliated to the Dhyāni Buddha Vairocana, and thus ܲԻ is the spiritual daughter of Vairocana, and is required to be classed under the emanations of this very Dhyāni Buddha.

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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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