Shanmudra, Shash-mudra, 峁峁噈耻诲谤腻, 峁峁璵耻诲谤腻: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 峁峁噈耻诲谤腻 and 峁峁璵耻诲谤腻 can be transliterated into English as Sanmudra or Shanmudra or Satmudra or Shatmudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi峁峁噈耻诲谤腻 (啶粪ぃ啷嵿ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to 鈥�(having) six insignia鈥� (i.e., the six bone ornaments), which is used to describe Cakrasa峁僾ara, according to the Sa峁僾arama峁囜笉ala of Abhay膩karagupta鈥檚 Ni峁annayog膩val墨, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasa峁僾aratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the iconography of Cakrasa峁僾ara]: 鈥淚n the Sa峁僾ara Ma峁囜笉ala atop Mount Sumera within a vajra-canopy there is a variegated lotus, on top of that a palace, in the middle of which is the Blessed Lord, standing in 腻濒墨岣峢腻蝉补苍补, "archer's pose", [...] possessing a 苍补谤补艣颈谤辞尘腻濒腻-艣补迟腻谤诲丑补, "garland of fifty (fresh) human heads" around the neck, the 峁峁噈耻诲谤腻, "six insignia", bone ornaments, which are the 办补峁囜弓丑颈办腻, "necklace", rucaka, "bracelets", 办耻峁囜笉补濒补, "ear-rings", 尘别办丑补濒腻, "girdle", 艣颈谤辞尘补峁噄, "crest jewel", and 产丑补蝉尘颈迟颈岣�, "covered in ashes", a 箩补峁�-尘补办耻峁璦, "crest of dreadlocks", 办补辫腻濒补尘腻濒腻, "crown of (five) skulls", topped by an ardhacandra, "crescent moon", and 惫颈艣惫补惫补箩谤补, "world vajra" or "double vajra", a 惫颈办峁沬迟腻苍补苍补, "fierce face", and 诲补峁冡梗峁璻辞迟办补峁璦, "horrible gigantic fangs".
Note: [For Cakrasa峁僾ara]鈥擳he six bone ornaments (峁峁噈耻诲谤腻) represent the 峁峁璸腻谤补尘颈迟腻, "Six Perfections", the first six of the 诲补艣补辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻 respectively.鈥擺For Vajrav膩r膩h墨 and Vajrayogin墨]鈥擳he five bone ornaments symbolize the 辫补帽肠补-箩帽腻苍补, "The Five Wisdoms".
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes峁峁璵耻诲谤腻 (啶粪啷嵿ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to the 鈥渟ix seals鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] [He should visualize Heruka] [...] The weaponry in the seventy-two hands is thus to be discerned in order. A decoration (headband) made of five hairless heads, an ornament of the six seals (峁峁璵耻诲谤腻-耻辫别迟补产丑奴峁峁嘺), a garland of a hundred hairless heads [as a necklace], sounding armlets and anklets, a garment [made of] some tiger skin, and a rom膩val墨 (or line of bodily hair) are on [his] body. Before him is a great goddess [named] Vajrav膩r膩h墨, [who is] as previously. [...]鈥�.
Note: The six seals (峁峁璵耻诲谤腻) are symbolic ornaments made of bones and ashes, although these are not always identical. They are an ornament for the neck (办补峁囜弓丑颈办腻), a bracelet (rucaka), an earring (办耻峁囜笉补), a jewel on the head (艣颈谤辞尘补峁噄), a sacred thread (测补箩帽辞辫补惫墨迟补), and ashes (bhasman) according to L奴y墨pa鈥檚 Cakrasa峁僾ar膩bhisamaya.
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.
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Partial matches: Mudra, Shan, Sat, Can.
Full-text: Shatardha, Narashiras, Narashiromala, Shiromala, Kanthika, Kundala, Mekhala, Siromani, Rucaka, Vikritanana, Ardhacandra, Vishvavajra, Jatamakuta, Damshtrotkata, Kapalamala.
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