Gandhavajra, 骋补苍诲丑补惫补箩谤腻: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the MandalaGandhavajra (啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶掂啷嵿ぐ) is the deity associated with Gandha (鈥渟mell鈥�): one of the Seventeen Vi艣uddhipadas (鈥渟tations of purity鈥�), according to the Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩nayas奴tra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatath膩gatatattvasa峁僩raha.鈥擳he seventeen-deity 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, representing the deification of the seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉, corresponds to the great 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 described in the Mah膩samayatattvavajra, which explains seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉 (twenty in the Chinese translation). [...] Iconographically, these four Bodhisattvas arranged in the four gates of the outer 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 correspond to the four gatekeepers of the Vajradh膩tu尘补峁囜笉补濒补鈥攊.e., Gandhavajra corresponds to Vajraspho峁璦.
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala骋补苍诲丑补惫补箩谤腻 (啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶�) or Gandhavajr墨 is the name of a 岣屇乲in墨 who, together with the V墨ra (hero) named Gandhavajra forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 贬峁沝补测补肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 丑峁沝补测补肠补办谤补 refers to one of the four divisions of the 蝉补丑补箩补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榠nnate layer鈥�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Heruka尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., 骋补苍诲丑补惫补箩谤腻] and V墨ras are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补苍诲丑补惫补箩谤腻 (啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺=驳补苍诲丑补-惫补箩谤腻] [from gandha] f. Name of a goddess, [K膩lacakra]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vajra, Gandha.
Full-text: Vajragandha, Gandhavajri, Vajrasphota, Hridayacakra, Gandha, Vishuddhipada.
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