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Nagabandhamandala, Nagabandha-mandala, 岵Ի󲹳ṇḍ: 1 definition

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Nagabandhamandala 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.

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[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nagabandhamandala in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: De Gruyter: Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface

岵Ի󲹳ṇḍ (नागबन्धमण्डल) refers to the “circle of the divine serpent’s flask� and forms part of the ceremonial circle of the 첹ś-ū (during which the projected divinity descends into the 첹ś—flask), 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.—The ṃk貹 [intention] of the ū becomes an 屹󲹲Բ [call] for the projected divinity to descend in the 첹ś [flask]. [...] The Ceremonial Circle of the 첹śū consists of, e.g., [...] (6) 岵Ի󲹳ṇḍ [of the divine serpent’s flask]]. [...]

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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