Pashamudra, 笔腻艣补尘耻诲谤腻, Pasha-mudra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 笔腻艣补尘耻诲谤腻 can be transliterated into English as Pasamudra or Pashamudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts笔腻艣补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶ぞ啶多ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to one of the 81 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-濒补办峁峁嘺].
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi笔腻艣补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶ぞ啶多ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to the 鈥渘oose gesture鈥� [i.e., o峁� vajra-p膩艣a h奴峁�鈥�p膩艣a mudr膩 kyane], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.
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: Mudra, Pasha, Paca.
Full-text: Pasha.
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