Vajradaka, 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补, Vajra-daka: 6 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶∴ぞ啶�) is the name of a deity presiding a group of four sacred districts, according to the Abhidh膩nottarottaratantra and the 9th-centruy 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补tantra.鈥擜ccordingly, 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 presides over the districts Pretapur墨 (Pret膩dhiv膩sin墨), G峁沨adevat膩, Saur膩峁ａ弓ra and Suvar峁嘺dv墨pa.
: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the Mandala痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶∴ぞ啶�) corresponds to the Buddha named Heruka and represents the main deity of the center 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of the Pa帽ca岣嵞乲a尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the Vajrapa帽jaratantra.
: academia.edu: Perfect Realization (S膩dhana) of 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 and His Four Magical Females痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶∴ぞ啶�) or 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补mah膩tantrar膩ja is a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasa峁僾ara (or Sa峁僾ara) scriptural cycle, and is thought to have been compiled in the eastern area of the Indian subcontinent around the tenth century. The 12th chapter is a sadhana (蝉腻诲丑补苍补 or 鈥減erfect realization鈥�) of 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (vajra岣嵞乲asya蝉腻诲丑补苍补). More precisely, it is a manual of meditation to visualize a mandala (尘补峁囜笉补濒补) consisting of the supreme deity named 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 and his retainer deities.
According to the Viv峁泃i, [regarding the 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 of 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补], the deity 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 is dark-blue, is greatly terrifying, is adorned with a wreath of skulls (办补辫腻濒补尘腻濒腻), has four arms, has four faces with three eyes on each, is shining, is dancing on the sun disk on a human corpse, and holds a skull bowl (办补辫腻濒补), a skull staff (办丑补峁璿腻峁単补), a bow (dhanus) and an arrow (产腻峁嘺) with his four hands.
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶∴ぞ啶�) is the name of a V墨ra (hero) who, together with the 岣屇乲in墨 named 岣屇乲in墨 forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vajracakra, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the vajracakra refers to one of the four divisions of the 蝉补丑补箩补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榠nnate layer鈥�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Heruka尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s and V墨ras [viz., 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补] each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum and a knife; they are dark-bluish-black in color.
: academia.edu: A Critical Sanskrit Edition and a Translation of Kambala鈥檚 S膩dhananidhi, Chapter 8痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶∴ぞ啶�) (alias Heruka) and his consort V膩r膩h墨 are deities associated with the syllable 鈥渉奴峁冣�� of the Quasi-heart Mantra of Heruka (耻辫补丑峁沝补测补尘补苍迟谤补): one of the four major mantras in the Cakrasa峁僾ara tradition, as taught in the eighth chapter of the 9th-century Heruk膩bhidh膩na and its commentary, the S膩dhananidhi. The Upah峁沝aya-mantra consists of seven letters. [...] The purity of these seven deities [viz., 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补] is the Seven Limbs of Enlightenment (产辞诲丑测补峁単补).
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痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶∴ぞ啶�).鈥攏ame of a supernatural being (compare next): 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 466.1 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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3b - The Life story of 'Khon phu ba < [Book 4 - New Traditions of Secret Mantra]
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