Pandaravasini, Pandara-vasini, 笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨: 5 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) 笔补峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶班さ啶距じ啶苦え啷�) refers to one of the 鈥�Forty-two Peaceful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.鈥擳hey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., 笔补峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
笔补峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 is also known in Tibetan as: 骋枚办补谤尘辞 [gos dkar mo]. She the consort of 础尘颈迟腻产丑补 and part of the 鈥淔ive Female Buddhas of the Five Families鈥�.
2) 笔补峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶班さ啶距じ啶苦え啷�) is the name of Vidy膩r膩j帽墨 (i.e., 鈥渨isdom queen鈥�) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨).
3) 笔补峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶班さ啶距じ啶苦え啷�) is the presiding deity of the southern lotus of the 惫腻谤腻丑测补产丑测耻诲补测补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the V膩r膩hyabhyudayatantra (largerly extracted from the 10th century Abhidh膩nottaratantra). She is the presiding lady (办耻濒别艣惫补谤墨) of the 艣膩艣vata (Vairocana) family. The central deity of the 惫腻谤腻丑测补产丑测耻诲补测补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补 is the twelve-armed Vajravar膩h墨, which is modeled upon the twelve-armed Cakrasa峁僾ara, thus inhibiting many similar iconographical features.鈥敱誓遽箛岣嵅拱贡鼓宀蹙辈阅� has three faces of three colors (white, blue and red) and is to be visualised as naked and wearing only a agarland of heads, dancing upon the four m膩ras. She has six arms and her attributes include the cihnam (family emblem), the vajra, the double vajra, a red lotus and a wheel.
The lotus upon which 笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 presides has 6 petals and corresponding goddesses residing in 辫墨峁环补蝉 (sacred site):
- 艢au峁囜笉in墨 in Saur膩峁ａ弓ra,
- Cakravarmi峁嚹� in Suvar峁嘺dv墨pa,
- Suv墨r膩 in Nagara,
- Mah膩bal膩 in Sindhu,
- Cakravartin墨 in Maru,
- Mah膩v墨ry膩 in Kulat膩.
笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴ぐ啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ) or 笔腻峁囜笉补谤腻 is the 艢akti, or female counterpart (spiritual consort) of 础尘颈迟腻产丑补: one of the 顿丑测腻苍颈-叠耻诲诲丑补蝉, according to Vajray膩na or Tantric Buddhism.鈥擧er colour is red; and her symbol is a lotus.鈥敱誓遽箛岣嵅拱� is also called 笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨. According to a Dhy膩na in the Advayavajrasa峁僩raha she belongs to the Lotus family which is also the family of the Dhy膩ni Buddha 础尘颈迟腻产丑补. 笔腻峁囜笉补谤腻 thus is the spiritual consort of 础尘颈迟腻产丑补.
笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨鈥檚 form and nature are described as under:鈥斺�淚n the V膩yu corner on the orb of the moon there is 笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 originating from the (red) germ syllable P膩峁�. She is redin colour and has the Padma (lotus) as her recognition symbol. She is the embodiment of the element of Fire. She belongs tothe Lotus family and is full of attachment鈥�.
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴ぐ啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ) is another name for 笔腻峁囜笉补谤腻 or 笔腻峁囜笉补谤墨: a 岣屇乲in墨 who, together with the V墨ra (hero) named P膩峁囜笉ara 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.
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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary笔补峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶班さ啶距じ啶苦え啷�).鈥攕ee P膩掳.
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笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴ぐ啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ).鈥攐r Pa峁囜笉掳, name of a Buddhist goddess, associated with T膩r膩 (惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 4279; (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 621.19), with Avalokite艣vara ((膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 40.7); probably the same as 笔腻峁囜笉补谤腻 or P膩峁囜笉ur膩: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 4279; 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 75.8; Pa峁囜笉掳 (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 40.7; 611.1; 621.19.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴ぐ啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ):鈥擺=辫腻峁囜笉补谤补-惫腻蝉颈苍墨] [from p膩峁囜笉ara-v膩sin > p膩峁囜笉ara > p膩峁囜笉u] f. Name of a, [Buddhist literature] Tantra deity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
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Partial matches: Pandara, Vashini.
Full-text (+6): Pandara, Forty-two peaceful deities, Pandaravasa, Padmakula, Pad ma'i rigs, Pancakula, Gokarmo, Jinakula, Gos dkar mo, Yum lnga, Cakravartini, Shaundini, Cakravarmini, Panthari, Suvira, Maru, Mahavirya, Suvarnadvipa, Kuluta, Sindhu.
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