Tejoshnisha, ձṣṇīṣa, Tejas-ushnisha: 1 definition
Introduction:
Tejoshnisha 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.
The Sanskrit term ձṣṇīṣa can be transliterated into English as Tejosnisa or Tejoshnisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconographyձṣṇīṣa (तेजोष्णी�) presides over the Agni-corner and represents one of the eight Uṣṇīṣa Gods, commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is whitish-red; his Symbol is the sun.—The fifth deity in the series of the eight Uṣṇīṣa gods is called ձṣṇīṣa.
ձṣṇīṣa is described in Niṣpannayogāvalī (ܰپ貹śǻԲ-ṇḍ) as follows:�
“On the spoke in the Agni corner there is ձṣṇīṣa of whitish red colour. In his right hand he holds the disc of the sun while the left rests on the hip�.
[The Uṣṇīṣa deities like all other deities of the ṇḍ are two-armed and one-faced. They wear rich dress and ornaments, and a bejewelled crown. They sit on human beings.]

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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