365bet

Takkiraja, Ṭa쾱Ჹ, Takki-raja: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Takkiraja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Images (photo gallery)

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज) (as one of the three great red ones) refers to one of the �Fourteen Golden Dharmas� (of Lupa/Luipa) (Tibetan klu pa'i gser chos bcu bzhi) as well as one of the �Thirteen Golden Dharmas� (of the Tsar-system Lamdré) (Tibetan: tshar lugs kyi lam 'bras gser chos bcu gsum). They represent Tantric practioners that were transmitted to the Sakya lineage from India and Nepal.

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज) presides over the Agni-corner and represents one of the ten deities of the quarters (Dikpāla) commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is blue; he has three faces and six arms.—Ṭa쾱Ჹ as the guardian of the Agni corner is very frequently referred to in the Niṣpannayogāvalī.

Ṭa쾱Ჹ is described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī (ñܱ-ṇḍ) as follows:�

“Ṭa쾱Ჹ is in the Agni corner and is blue in colour. His three faces are blue, white and red. He holds the blue staff, the sword, the jewel and the lotus�.

[In the ūṃk-ṇḍ his name is Vajrayakṣa. In the 󲹰ٳܱīś-ṇḍ he is Vajrajvālānalārka]

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Ṭakkirājī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the ṛdⲹ, according to the 10th century Ḍākṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the ṛdⲹ refers to one of the four divisions of the Ჹ-ṭa (‘innate layer�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Ṭa쾱Ჹ] are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज) is the name of a deity [i.e., o� ṭakkirāja hū�], 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.

: Wisdom Experience: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: 'dod rgyal) refers to one of the �Greater Red Trilogy� (dmar chen skor gsum) which form part of the �Thirteen Golden Dharmas� (Tibetan: gser chos bcu gsum) of the Sakya tradition.

Tibetan Buddhism book cover
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.

Discover the meaning of takkiraja in the context of Tibetan Buddhism from relevant books on

General definition (in Buddhism)

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

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज) or Ṭarkirāja refers to the fifth of the “ten wrathful ones� (岹śǻ) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 11). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 岹ś-ǻ and Ṭa쾱Ჹ). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Takkiraja in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Ṭa쾱Ჹ (टक्किराज).—name of a Buddhist deity (one of the krodha): 󲹲Բ 137.10 et al. Also Acalaṭak°, Acaraṭarkirāja, qq.v.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

Discover the meaning of takkiraja in the context of Sanskrit from relevant books on

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Related products

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: