Vajraprakara, 痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补, Vajra-prakara: 5 definitions
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Vajraprakara 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班ぞ啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渨alls of lightning flashes鈥�, according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(P奴r峁嘺giri) is on the northern peak of Kail膩艣a and is full of countless flames. Brilliant like ten million suns, it is as if devouring the Three Worlds. It is brown and burning. Licking things up and destroying them, it is very terrible. O goddess, it is difficult for me to see it鈥攚hat to say for others! It stands in the middle of the triangular city and is adorned with walls of lightning flashes [i.e., 惫补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补-尘补峁囜笉颈迟补]. That divine city of the supreme Lord is made of pillars of adamantine. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班ぞ啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to one of the male Vidy膩-beings mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补).
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班ぞ啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥�vajra-wall鈥� [i.e., o峁� 惫补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补 h奴峁� va峁� h奴峁�], according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� 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.
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班ぞ啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to an 鈥渁damantine fence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: [while explaining the body circle (办腻测补肠补办谤补)]: 鈥淸...] He should push [the obstacle demons by means of the stakes] into the directions starting with the east inside the adamantine cage. The adamantine ground should be underneath. A net of arrows is [placed] above. Moreover, there are an adamantine fence (惫补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补), [an adamantine] canopy, and the 诲丑补谤尘辞诲补测腻 (鈥渙rigin of phenomenal existences鈥�) inside. It is triangle, [the second one is] square, and [the third one is] pentagonal [in shape]. He should also visualize a hexagonal one, [the fourth one]. He should arrange them all in sequence corresponding to the order of the four layers. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补辫谤腻办腻谤补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶班ぞ啶曕ぞ啶�):鈥擺=惫补箩谤补-辫谤腻办腻谤补] [from vajra > vaj] m. a [particular] Sam膩dhi, [K膩ra峁囜笉a-vy奴ha]
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.
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Partial matches: Prakara, Vajra.
Full-text: Prakara.
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