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Carasimha, °ä²¹°ù²¹²õ¾±á¹ƒh²¹, Cara-simha: 2 definitions

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Carasimha 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Carasimha.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

°ä²¹°ù²¹²õ¾±á¹ƒh²¹ (चरसिंह) is the name of an ancient region of where is situated KÅ«padvÄ«pa—the birth-place of Dampa Sangyé: a propounder of ³§³ó¾±Âáé instructions (an ancient Tibetan philosophical system).—Dampa was born in KÅ«padvÄ«pa, in the region of °ä²¹°ù²¹²õ¾±á¹ƒh²¹, in southern India. Right from childhood, he trained to the point of mastery in countless sciences, such as grammar. He took preliminary ordination from the abbot of Vikramaśīla, Ká¹£emadeva, vows for arousing the mind of awakening from Guru Serlingpa, and initiations from many Gurus, so that he held all three sets of vows. [...]

: archive.org: Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po)

°ä²¹°ù²¹²õ¾±á¹ƒh²¹ (चरसिंह) is the name of a Province and home to KÅ«padvÄ«pa—the birth-place of dam pa sangs rgyas: an ancient master of the Holy Doctrine (called sdug bsngal zhi byed).â€�dam pa sangs rgyas was a great master of spiritual realization (²õ¾±»å»å³ó±ðÅ›±¹²¹°ù²¹), and endowed with countless perfections. He was born as a son of a father named brtson 'grus go cha (=VÄ«ryavarman), who belonged to the caste of jewel merchants, and mother named Ba-ra-sa-ha, who belonged to the caste of incense makers, and was expert in the offerings to the Jewel, in a place where dwelt numerous devotees, in a district called khron pa'i gling (=KÅ«padvÄ«pa) in the province of °ä²¹°ù²¹²õ¾±á¹ƒh²¹ in the country of Be-ba-la in southern India. He was born with all his teeth out. [...]

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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°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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