Vajraprabha: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara1) Vajraprabha (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班き) is the son of the Vidy膩dhara king Hemaprabha and queen Ala峁卥膩raprabh膩 according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 35. Accordingly, 鈥�... as soon as he was born the lying-in chamber was illuminated by his might, and so was made red as vermilion. And his father gave to that infant, that brought terror to the families of his enemies, the name of Vajraprabha, that had been appointed for him by a divine voice. Then the boy grew by degrees, being filled with accomplishments, and causing the exultation of his family, as the new moon fills out with digits and causes the sea to rise鈥�.
2) Vajraprabha (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班き) is the name of a Vidy膩dhara king from Vajrak奴峁璦, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Vajraprabha said to Narav膩hanadatta: 鈥渢here is a city in this earth on the ridge of Himavat, called Vajrak奴峁璦, and rightly so called, as being all made of diamond. There I dwelt, as a king of the Vidy膩dharas named Vajraprabha, and my name too was rightly given me, because my body is framed of diamond鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Vajraprabha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajra岣嵞乲amah膩tantrar膩ja (II)Vajraprabha (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班き) is the husband of La峁卥e艣var墨: the name of a 岣屇乲in墨 (鈥榮acred girl鈥�) presiding over Dev墨ko峁璦: one of the four Upap墨thas (鈥榮acred spot鈥�) present within the Cittacakra (鈥榗ircle of mid鈥�), according to the 9th-centruy 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补迟补苍迟谤补. The Cittacakra is one of three Cakras within the Tricakra system which embodies twenty-four sacred spots or districts resided over by twenty-four 岣屇乲in墨s whose husbands (viz., Vajraprabha) abide in one鈥檚 body in the form of twenty-four ingredients (诲丑腻迟耻) of one鈥檚 body.
La峁卥e艣var墨 has for her husband the hero (惫墨谤补) named Vajraprabha. She is the presiding deity of Dev墨ko峁璦 and the associated internal location are the 鈥榚yes鈥� and the bodily ingredients (诲丑腻迟耻) is the 鈥榣iver鈥�.
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉alaVajraprabha (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班き) is the name of a V墨ra (hero) who, together with the 岣屇乲in墨 named La峁卥e艣var墨 forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vajracakra, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the vajracakra refers to one of the four divisions of the 蝉补丑补箩补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榠nnate layer鈥�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s and V墨ras [viz., Vajraprabha] each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum and a knife; they are dark-bluish-black in color.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiVajraprabha (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班き) is the name of a 岣屇乲a (male consort) and one of the deities of the Cakrasa峁僾ara-ma峁囜笉ala or 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).鈥擳he Cakrasa峁僾ara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (办腻测补-惫腻办补-肠颈迟迟补), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight 岣屇乲in墨s each in non-dual union with their 岣屇乲as, "male consorts".
Associated elements of La峁卥e艣var墨 and Vajraprabha:
Circle: 办腻测补肠补办谤补 (mind-wheel) (blue);
岣屇乲in墨 (female consort): La峁卥e艣var墨;
岣屇乲a (male consort): Vajraprabha;
叠墨箩补: 诲别峁�;
Body-part: eyes;
P墨峁環a: Dev墨ko峁璦;
Bodily constituent: bukka (kidneys);
Bodhipak峁 (wings of enlightenment): 蝉尘峁泃墨苍诲谤颈测补 (faculty of mindfulness).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajraprabha (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班き):鈥擺=vajra-prabha] [from vajra > vaj] m. Name of a Vidy膩-dhara, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Prabha, Vajra.
Starts with: Vajraprabhava.
Full-text (+239): Lankeshvari, Devikota, Bukka, Smritindriya, Atum, Vajrakuta, Prahasta, Vilasini, Shubhankara, Sukhavati, Siddhartha, Tejahprabha, Dushtadamana, Gopaka, Angaraprabha, Yajnavalkya, Vitabhiti, Mahotpata, Mandodhari, Candrikavati.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXXV < [Book VII - Ratnaprabh膩]
Chapter XLIV < [Book VIII - S奴ryaprabha]
Chapter CVII < [Book XIV - Pa帽ca]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
The Birth and Education of a prince < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
Appendix B - Vidyadharas (Wisdom-holders)