Vajrakavaca, Vajra-kavaca: 5 definitions
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Vajrakavaca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vajrakavacha.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismVajrakavaca (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶�) refers to one of the male Vidy膩-beings mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Vajrakavaca).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVajrakavaca (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶�).鈥�
1) adamantine mail.
2) a particular Sam膩dhi.
Derivable forms: 惫补箩谤补办补惫补肠补岣� (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶氞), vajrakavacam (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶氞ぎ啷�).
Vajrakavaca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and kavaca (啶曕さ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vajrakavaca (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擺tantric] Taylor. 1, 364.
2) Vajrakavaca (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶�):鈥擺tantric] Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 81.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vajrakavaca (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕さ啶�):鈥擺=vajra-kavaca] [from vajra > vaj] mn. adamantine mail, [K膩ra峁囜笉a-vy奴ha]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] Sam膩dhi, [ib.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVajrakavaca (嗖掂矞喑嵿舶嗖曕驳嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a metal armour that is very hard to break.
2) [noun] (fig.) an unfailing protection.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vajra, Kakaca.
Full-text: Hanumatsahasranaman.
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