Sarvatathagata, Sarvatath膩gata, Sarva-tathagata: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Sarvatath膩gata (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶むぅ啶距啶�) refers to 鈥渁ll the Tath膩gatas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 describing Ma帽ju艣r墨-j帽膩nasattva]鈥斺�淸Next] he should visualise himself as the fortunate one, the gnosis-being [Ma帽ju艣r墨], born from the syllable a situated in the middle of that [wisdom-] wheel [situated in the heart of the 膧dibuddha]. He has six faces, is radiant like the autumn moon, with the best of sapphires in his beautiful hair, with a halo that has the brilliance of the orb of the newly risen sun, with all the Tath膩gatas (蝉补谤惫补迟补迟丑腻驳补迟补-尘补测补) as [head-]ornaments, immersed in meditative concentration, seated on a variagated lotus throne, in tranquil mood, with a pair of books of the Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 above blue lotuses held in his two hands鈥�.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSarvatath膩gata (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶むぅ啶距啶�) refers to 鈥渁ll Tath膩gatas鈥�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淔or according as all Tath膩gatas (蝉补谤惫补迟补迟丑腻驳补迟补) were bathed by just being born, In that way I shall cause you to bathe, with pure divine water鈥�.
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.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSarvatath膩gata (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶むぅ啶距啶�) refers to 鈥渁ll the Tath膩gatas鈥�, according to the 2nd-century Meghas奴tra (鈥淐loud Sutra鈥�) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗e who desires a mighty rain must perform this rite 鈥榯he great-cloud-circle鈥� in an open space, overspread by a blue canopy, shaded by a blue banner, on a clear spot of earth; [...] he must place four full vessels, filled with pure blue water, after prayers to the Tath膩gatas (蝉补谤惫补迟补迟丑腻驳补迟补) also, according to his power, an oblation, and flowers and odours; [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvatath膩gata (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶むぅ啶距啶�):鈥擺=蝉补谤惫补-迟补迟丑腻驳补迟补] [from sarva] in [compound]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sharva, Tathagata.
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