Vajradhari, 痴补箩谤补诲丑补谤墨, 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻谤墨, 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻谤颈苍, Vajra-dharin, Vajradharin: 2 definitions
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Vajradhari means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation痴补箩谤补诲丑腻谤墨 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶оぞ啶班) refers to the 鈥渢hunderbolt-bearing (lord of the gods)鈥� and is used to describe Indra (艢akra), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.8 (鈥淭he battle between the gods and Asuras鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] In the tumultuous fight that ensued reducing the numbers of the gods and the demons, lord Indra struck by the great spear fell from his elephant and became unconscious. The thunderbolt-bearing (惫补箩谤补诲丑腻谤墨) lord of gods attained great depression of spirits and swooned. [...]鈥�
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala痴补箩谤补诲丑补谤墨 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶оぐ啷�) is the name of a 岣屇乲in墨 who, together with the V墨ra (hero) named Vajradhara 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. Accordingly, the 丑峁沝补测补肠补办谤补 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 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., 痴补箩谤补诲丑补谤墨] and V墨ras are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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: Vajra.
Full-text: Akshobhyi, Vajradhara, Hridayacakra.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The breaking of ego of Rukmi and the servants of God < [Section 4 - Dv膩rak膩-m膩h膩tmya]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
8, 9. Fragments of Poems pertaining to King Sambhu, Son of Shivaji < [Volume 3 (1956)]