Vajrapushpa, 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻, 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补, Vajra-pushpa: 9 definitions
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Vajrapushpa 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.
The Sanskrit terms 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 and 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 can be transliterated into English as Vajrapuspa or Vajrapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶ぞ) is another name for 艢补迟腻丑惫腻, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.10-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁辫补). Also see the description of the plant 惭颈艣谤别测腻. Together with the names 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 and 艢补迟腻丑惫腻, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶ぞ) is one of the eight offering goddesses appearing in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 v5.36-37. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 (literally, 鈥榓n explanation of the 苍腻尘补-尘补苍迟谤补蝉鈥�) is a commentary (峁玨腻) on the 8th century Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti.
痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 is a name of Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the embodiement of non-dual knowledge) and, together with other names, forms the core essence of the Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 provides the practitioner a 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 (鈥榤editative practice鈥�) to turn these names into mantras. These mantras are chanted for the benefit of all beings, and then placed and contemplated in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, which is an extended version of the Vajradh膩tu-尘补峁囜笉补濒补.
: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the Mandala痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶ぞ) is the name of the 鈥淩ishu-e鈥� associated with the Madhuvajr墨 and Bh奴峁峁嘺 (鈥渙rnament鈥�): one of the Seventeen Vi艣uddhipadas (鈥渟tations of purity鈥�), according to the Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩nayas奴tra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatath膩gatatattvasa峁僩raha.鈥擳he seventeen-deity 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, representing the deification of the seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉, corresponds to the great 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 described in the Mah膩samayatattvavajra, which explains seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉 (twenty in the Chinese translation).
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶�) refers to the 鈥�vajra-flower鈥�, according to the S奴ry膩rgha (sun offering) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary p奴j膩 and s膩dhan膩 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] O峁� to the Sun Sv膩h膩! O峁� to the Moon Sv膩h膩! O峁� to Mars Sv膩h膩! O峁� to Mercury Sv膩h膩! O峁� to Jupiter Sv膩h膩! O峁� to Venus Sv膩h膩! O峁� to Saturn Sv膩h膩! O峁� to the Eclipse Sv膩h膩! O峁� to the Comets Sv膩h膩! O峁� to the Constellations Sv膩h膩! O峁� accept the vajra-flower [e.g., 惫补箩谤补辫耻峁补] Sv膩h膩! [...]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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶�).鈥�
1) the blossom of sesamum.
2) a valuable flower.
Derivable forms: 惫补箩谤补辫耻峁补m (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶ぎ啷�).
痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and 辫耻峁补 (啶啶粪啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶�).鈥攏.
(-峁补峁�) The blossom of the sesamum. 鈥渢ilapu峁e .鈥�
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶�):鈥擺=vajra-辫耻峁补] [from vajra > vaj] n. 鈥榙iamond-flower鈥�, a valuable flower, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] the blossom of sesamum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) 痴补箩谤补辫耻峁腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶ぞ):鈥擺=惫补箩谤补-辫耻峁腻] [from vajra-辫耻峁补 > vajra > vaj] f. a kind of fennel, Anethuni Sowa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补辫耻峁补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪啶�):鈥擺vajra-辫耻峁补] (峁补峁�) 1. n. Sesamum blossom.
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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: Pushpa, Vajra.
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