Akashagarbha, ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ can be transliterated into English as Akasagarbha or Akashagarbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) refers to one of the ¡°Forty-two Peaceful Deities¡± (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.¡ªThey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ is also known in Tibetan as: Namkh¨¦ Nyingpo [nam mkha'i snying po]. He is part of the ¡°Eight Great Bodhisattvas¡±.
2) ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma?ju?r¨©m¨±lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy¨¡ Tantras devoted to Ma?ju?r¨© (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma?ju?r¨© and were taught to and by Buddha ?¨¡kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹).
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography1) ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) (¡°essence of ether¡±) is the name of a Bodhisattva commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni?pannayog¨¡val¨© of Mah¨¡pa??ita Abhay¨¡kara.¡ªhis color is green; his symbol is the jewel.¡ªThe Bodhisattva ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ is also known by the name of Khagarbha, the words ¡°Kha¡± and ¡°?k¨¡?a¡± signify the same thing "Sky" ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ is the Bodhisattva who lives in the womb of the sky.
?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ is described in the Ni?pannayog¨¡val¨© (Dharma»å³ó¨¡³Ù³Üv¨¡g¨©?vara-ma??ala) as follows:¡ª
¡°?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ is green in complexion, with the right hands he showers all kind of jewels and with the left, he holds the Cint¨¡ma?i (wish-giving) jewel¡±.
2) ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) or ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹loke?vara refers to number 49 of the 108 forms of Avalokite?vara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].
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¡°?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ also is [Avalokita Loke?vara] in all respects, except that here the god exhibits the Varada pose in the right hand and the stem of a lotus in the left.¡ªAvalokita Loke?vara also is one-faced and two-armed and sits in the same attitude on a lotus. He wields the sword in his right hand and holds the stem of a lotus against the chest with his left¡±.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named ¡°the 108 names of Avalokiteshvara¡±, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions.: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajra?¨¡kamah¨¡tantrar¨¡ja (II)
?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) is the husband of Cakravarmi?¨©: the name of a ?¨¡kin¨© (¡®sacred girl¡¯) presiding over Suvar?adv¨©pa: one of the four Upamel¨¡paka (¡®sacred spot¡¯) present within the K¨¡yacakra (¡®circle of body¡¯) , according to the 9th-centruy ³Õ²¹Âá°ù²¹?¨¡°ì²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹. The K¨¡yacakra is one of three Cakras within the Tricakra system which embodies twenty-four sacred spots or districts resided over by twenty-four ?¨¡kin¨©s whose husbands (viz., ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹) abide in one¡¯s body in the form of twenty-four ingredients (»å³ó¨¡³Ù³Ü) of one¡¯s body.
Cakravarmi?¨© has for her husband the hero (±¹¨©°ù²¹) named ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹. She is the presiding deity of Suvar?adv¨©pa and the associated internal location are the ¡®shanks¡¯ and the bodily ingredient (»å³ó¨¡³Ù³Ü) is the ¡®sweat¡¯.
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma??ala?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) is the name of a V¨©ra (hero) who, together with the ?¨¡kin¨© named Cakravarmin¨© forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vajracakra, according to the 10th century ?¨¡°ì¨¡°ù?²¹±¹²¹ chapter 15. Accordingly, the vajracakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-pu?a (¡®innate layer¡¯), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukama??ala. The 36 pairs of ?¨¡kin¨©s and V¨©ras [viz., ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹] each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum and a knife; they are dark-bluish-black in color.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????) is the name of a ?¨¡ka (male consort) and one of the deities of the Cakrasa?vara-ma??ala or Sa?varama??ala of Abhay¨¡karagupta¡¯s Ni?pannayog¨¡val¨©, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasa?varatantra, Gray, David B., 2007).¡ªThe Cakrasa?vara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (°ì¨¡²â²¹-±¹¨¡°ì²¹-³¦¾±³Ù³Ù²¹), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight ?¨¡kin¨©s each in non-dual union with their ?¨¡kas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Cakravarmi?¨© and ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹:
Circle: °ì¨¡²â²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ (body-wheel) (white);
?¨¡kin¨© (female consort): Cakravarmi?¨©;
?¨¡ka (male consort): ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹;
µþ¨©Âá²¹: su?;
Body-part: calves;
P¨©?ha: Suvar?adv¨©pa;
Bodily constituent: prasveda (sweat);
Bodhipak?a (wings of enlightenment): sm?tibodhya?ga (awakening of mindfulness).
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¡¯s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²â¨¡²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
: Indrajala's Dharma Depository: Buddhism?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ Bodhisattva Ì“¿Õ²ØÆÐË_, otherwise known as Gaganagarbha, is another prominent bodhisattva that is not so well known in the English speaking world. As his name implies, he is like a limitless treasury of wisdom and merit.
In the ?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ Bodhisattva S¨±tra the Buddha praises all his good qualities. His sam¨¡dhi is like the sea. His pure precepts are like a mountain. His wisdom is like space. His effort is like the wind. His tolerance is like diamond. His wisdom is like the sands in the Ganges. He is the proper guide for people and refuge for both preta-s and animals. He is thus worthy of receiving supreme offerings from beings.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????).¡ªm. (1) name of a Bodhisattva: ²Ñ²¹³ó¨¡±¹²â³Ü³Ù±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾± 647; ?¾±°ì?¨¡²õ²¹³¾³Ü³¦³¦²¹²â²¹ 64.14 ff.; °¨¡°ù²¹??²¹±¹±¹¨±³ó²¹ 1.10; (?°ù²â²¹-)²Ñ²¹?Âá³Ü?°ù¨©³¾¨±±ô²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹ 312.4; 405.24; (2) name of a work: ²Ñ²¹³ó¨¡±¹²â³Ü³Ù±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾± 1342; ¡ãs¨±tra, ?¾±°ì?¨¡²õ²¹³¾³Ü³¦³¦²¹²â²¹ 10.14; 11.1; 59.10.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary?°ì¨¡?²¹²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹ (????????):¡ª[=¨¡-°ì¨¡?²¹-²µ²¹°ù²ú³ó²¹] [from ¨¡-k¨¡?a > ¨¡-k¨¡?] m. Name of a Bodhisattva, [Buddhist literature]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Garbha, Akasha.
Starts with: Akashagarbhalokeshvara.
Full-text (+3): Akashagarbhalokeshvara, Cakravarmini, Suvarnadvipa, Forty-two peaceful deities, Khagarbha, Prasveda, Smritibodhyanga, Vayucakra, Sum, Mahasattva, Yoginicakra, Bhucakra, Namkhe nyingpo, Karbharanilaka, Karbhara, Nam mkha'i snying po, Byang chub sems ma brgyad, Malya, Mala, Nye ba'i sras brgyad.
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