Adi Buddha, Adibuddha, 膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补: 7 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补 (啶嗋う啶苦が啷佮う啷嵿ぇ) (in Vajray膩na) is regarded as the highest deity of the Buddhist pantheon, the originator even of the five Dhy膩ni Buddhas. When represented in human form, he begets the name of Vajradhara and is conceived in two forms, single and Yab-yum. When single, he is bedecked in jewels, gaudy ornaments and dress, sits in the Vajraparya峁卥a or the attitude of meditation with the two feet locked with soles of the feet turned upwards. He carries the Vajra in the right hand and the Gha峁囜弓膩 (bell) in the left, the two hands being crossed against the chest in what is known as the Vajrahu峁卥膩ra-mudr膩. The Vajra (thunderbolt) here is the symbol for the ultimate reality called 艢奴nya while the bell represents Praj帽膩 or wisdom the sounds of which travel far and wide.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补 (啶嗋う啶苦が啷佮う啷嵿ぇ) refers to 鈥渙ne who is awakened from the very beginning鈥�, according to the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 by Vil膩savajra, which is a commentary on the N膩masa峁僩墨ti.鈥擜ccordingly, [while commenting on verse 100ab]鈥斺�渰膧di-buddha}: [the word] 腻诲颈buddha means [he who is] 鈥榓wakened from the very beginning鈥�, and that one has the five gnoses as his nature (pa帽ca箩帽腻苍补-膩tmaka). [...] So that one, who has the five gnoses as his nature and [also] the five colours as his nature, is the lord. And he should be understood to be Ma帽ju艣r墨, since as the equality of all dharmas he is the unique ground [of all phenonena]. For that very reason he is [described as] free from [causal] connection鈥�.
Note: 膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补 may be rendered in English by 鈥淥riginal Buddha鈥� and denotes a figure seen as the embodiment of the gnosis (箩帽腻苍补) underlying the state of Buddhahood. It is not surprising, perhaps, that Ma帽ju艣r墨, as the Bodhisattva of wisdom par excellence, would be reconfigured to function additionally as the 膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
: Buddhism Tourism: Glossary of Buddhist TermsThe primordial Buddha. The concept existed since very early in Buddhism but evolved in esoteric Buddhism only.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补 (啶嗋う啶苦が啷佮う啷嵿ぇ).鈥�a. perceived in the beginning.
-诲诲丑补岣� the primitive Buddha.
膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 腻诲颈 and buddha (啶啶︵啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧诲颈产耻诲诲丑补 (啶嗋う啶苦が啷佮う啷嵿ぇ):鈥擺=腻诲颈-buddha] [from 腻诲颈] mfn. 鈥榩erceived in the beginning鈥�
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the chief deity of the northern Buddhists.
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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: Buddha, Adi, Ati.
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The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 12 - 膧di-Buddha, Vajradhara (from a Nepalese painting)
Figure 66 - Bodhisattva Ma帽ju艣r墨
Mandukya Upanishad (by Kenneth Jaques)
Verse 92 < [Chapter 4]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Part 3 - Avalokite艣vara Bodhisattva in K膩ra峁囜笉yavy奴ha < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
Consciousness in Gaudapada鈥檚 Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
The non-originated, non-relational, ever-enlightened Consciousness < [Chapter 6: A Study of M膩峁囜笉奴kya K膩rik膩: Al膩ta艣膩nti Prakara峁嘺]
All Dharmas (entities) are beginningless and unattached < [Chapter 6: A Study of M膩峁囜笉奴kya K膩rik膩: Al膩ta艣膩nti Prakara峁嘺]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
Paritta and Tantra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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