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Hemantavajri, 𳾲Գٲī, Hemanta-vajri: 1 definition

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Hemantavajri 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.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the Mandala

𳾲Գٲī (हेमन्तवज्री) is the deity associated with Kāyasukha (“physical happiness�): one of the Seventeen Viśuddhipadas (“stations of purity�), according to the Prajñāpāramitānayasūtra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha.—The seventeen-deity ṇḍ, representing the deification of the seventeen śܻ󾱱貹岹, corresponds to the great ṇḍ described in the Mahāsamayatattvavajra, which explains seventeen śܻ󾱱貹岹 (twenty in the Chinese translation). [...] The Iconography of these four Goddesses of the four seasons is as follows: Hemantavajrā (= physical happiness) corresponds to Gandhā, who holds a vessel for unguent to be applied to the body.

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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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