Vajragarva, Vajra-garva: 1 definition
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Vajragarva 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the MandalaVajragarva (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶椸ぐ啷嵿さ) is the deity associated with Sarvai艣varya (鈥渟overeignty鈥�): one of the Seventeen Vi艣uddhipadas (鈥渟tations of purity鈥�), according to the Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩nayas奴tra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatath膩gatatattvasa峁僩raha.鈥擳he seventeen-deity 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, representing the deification of the seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉, corresponds to the great 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 described in the Mah膩samayatattvavajra, which explains seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉 (twenty in the Chinese translation). [...] Their iconography is as follows: Vajragarva, symbolizing sovereignty, forms the gesture of adamantine pride (惫补箩谤补驳补谤惫补-尘耻诲谤腻) with both hands. [...]
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: Garva, Vajra.
Full-text: Sarvaishvarya, Vishuddhipada.
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