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Dashakrodha, ٲśǻ, Dashan-krodha: 4 definitions

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Dashakrodha 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.

The Sanskrit term ٲśǻ can be transliterated into English as Dasakrodha or Dashakrodha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Tibetan Buddhism: Vajrakilaya

ٲśǻ (दशक्रो�) refers to the “ten wrathful ones� (Tib. ཁྲོ་བོ་བཅུ�, trowo chu, Wyl. khro bo bcu) � the ten main deities in the ṇḍ of Vajrakīlaya, surrounding the main deity in each of the ten directions.

  1. ṃk,
  2. Vijaya (Tib. Namgyal; Wyl. rnam rgyal),
  3. Nīladaṇḍa (Tib. Yuk Ngön; Wyl. dbyug pa sngon po),
  4. Yamāntaka (Tib. 󾱲é; Wyl. gshin rje gshed),
  5. Ārya Acala (Tib. Miyowa; Wyl. mi g.yo ba),
  6. Hayagrīva (Tib. Tamdrin; Wyl. rta mgrin),
  7. Aparājita (Tib. Dö Gyal),
  8. Amṛtakuṇḍalī (Tib. Düdtsi Khyilwa; Wyl. bdud rtsi 'khyil ba),
  9. Trailokyavijaya (Tib. Kham Sum Namgyal),
  10. Mahābala (Tib. Tob Chen).
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ٲśǻ (दशक्रो�) refers to the “ten wrathful ones� representing a group of deities [i.e., 岹ś-ǻ-gaṇa saṃvṛte], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

: De Gruyter: Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface

ٲśǻ (दशक्रो�) refers to “ten wrathful deities�, according to William Stablein’s A Descriptive Analysis of the Content of Nepalese Buddhist Pujas as a Medical-Cultural System (with References to Tibetan Parallels).—T tshog shin (sacred tree) is also mentally visualized.—In all ūs above and to the right of the guruṇḍ there are bali [food offerings] and (Newari) [rice cakes] included which have the function of attracting the protective divinities of [space]. [...] Eight flowers are placed around the mandala to represent their presence. More eatables are then offered for the ten 岹śǻ [wrathful deities] on the second six-pointed star. It is usually considered that the directional divinities nail the wrathful ones in their places.

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context information

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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dashakrodha in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ٲśǻ (दशक्रो�) refers to the “ten wrathful ones� as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 11):

  1. ۲Գٲ첹,
  2. ʰñԳٲ첹,
  3. ʲ峾Գٲ첹,
  4. վԳٲ첹,
  5. Acara,
  6. Ṭa쾱Ჹ,
  7. ī岹ṇḍ,
  8. Ѳ,
  9. ṣṇīṣaī,
  10. 󲹰Ჹ.

The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 岹ś-ǻ). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

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