Guhyagarbhatantra, Guhyagarbha-tantra: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Tibetan Book of the DeadGuhyagarbhatantra (rGyud gsang-ba鈥檌 snyin-po) is the most all-embracing of the eighteen mahayoga-tantras, focusing specifically on the mandala of the forty-two peaceful deities and the fifty-eight wrathful deities. There are three distinct versions of the Guhyagarbhatantra, respectively in 82, 46 and 22 chapters, and it is the last of these that is most widely studied. All of these versions are included within the general cycle of the Tantra of the Magical Net (Mayajalatantra).
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.
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Partial matches: Guhyagarbha, Tantra.
Full-text (+355): Guhyagarbha, Mayajalatantra, Mayajala, Khro bo lha nga brgyad, Mahabodhisattva, Tubpa druk, 'khro bo lnga bcu lnga brgyad, 'bar ba lnga bcu rtsa brgyad, Ashtabodhisattva, Gowa yab shyi, Mahopaputra, Upaputra, Chope lhamo gye, Nyewe se gye, Vajrakula, Ratnakula, Padmakula, Ashtamahopaputra, Rin chen rigs, Pad ma'i rigs.
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Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 147 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Bibliography Of S奴tras, Tantras And 艣膩stras
Translator鈥檚 Introduction < [Introduction Text]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
12. The resurgence of the bka'-ma lineage in Central Tibet < [Introduction]
Text 13.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 16.7 (Commentary) < [Chapter 16 (Text and Commentary)]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (vi): The three sons of dpyan snga dpal chen < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
K膩p膩lika implements in the formalization of Buddhist Mah膩yoga Tantra < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]