Vajranatha, 痴补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补, Vajra-natha: 3 definitions
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: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography痴补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ㄠぞ啶�) or 痴补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补loke艣vara refers to number 107 of the 108 forms of Avalokite艣vara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].
础肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测,鈥�
鈥湷詹孤岚共阅宄俪蟛� is identical with Vajrap膩峁噄 Loke艣vara, with the only difference that here the god holds the lotus in his left hand.鈥擵ajrap膩峁噄 Loke艣vara again is identical with [Pi峁囜笉ap膩tra Loke艣vara], in all respects except that here the god holds the Vajra on his head with his right hand, while the empty left is held near the navel. The attitude in which he stands is also different. He shows the dancing attitude in Ardhaparya峁卥a.鈥擯i峁囜笉ap膩tra Loke艣vara is one-faced and two-armed and stands on a lotus. He holds the Pi峁囜笉ap膩tra (the bowl) in his two hands near the navel)鈥�.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., 痴补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named 鈥渢he 108 names of Avalokiteshvara鈥�, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions.: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes
痴补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ㄠぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渁damantine leader鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淏uddhas are inside the spaces of Vajras. [He should visualize] this all-pervasive [stream]. They emerge from the gnosis fire. [He] has a stream of nectar, the self-existing. [He should perform] consecration of the adamantine leader (惫补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补) by filling with the innate water (viz., the stream of nectar) O峁�, for the glory of all Tath膩gatas鈥� consecration, the pledge, 丑奴峁�鈥擺this is] the consecration mantra [...]鈥�.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum痴补箩谤补苍腻迟丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ㄠぞ啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擝rahmav膩da.
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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Partial matches: Natha, Vajra.
Starts with: Vajranathalokeshvara.
Full-text: Vajranathalokeshvara, Brahmavada.
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