Mandala Deities in the Nispannayogavali
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 2016, Vajra Books, Nepal
pages: 150
ISBN-10: 9937623545
ISBN-13: 9789937623544
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Bhutadamaramandala
bhutadamara-mandala
This chapter describes the structure of the Bhutadamaramandala and the deities found therein. Chapter 23 is located on 122 in the book Mandala Deities in the Nispannayogavali compiled by Musashi Tachikawa, Makiko Ito, Takeshi Kameyama. The Nispannayogavali is an 11th century Sanskrit written by Abhayakaragupta (an abbot of the Vikramasila Monastery). It became popular in Nepal, Tibet and India and contains mandalas whose deities are found scattered throughout the Kathmandu Valley.
This book (describing the bhutadamara-mandala) also contains illustrations done by Gautam Ratna Vajracarya as well as English translation of relevant passages from the Nispannayogavali (Nishpannayogavali). Since the Nispannayogavali has been used as one of the most basic sources for Buddhist iconography, this book is useful for researchers of that particular field of study.Full contents not available online!
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Bhutadamaramandala� according to 49 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) [by Gyurme Dorje]
[Detailed Exegesis of the Nature of the Mandala of Images (332. 4-370. 5):] The latter has three parts, namely the empowerment into the supreme mandala for those of highest acumen, the empowerment into the mandala of coloured powders for those of low acumen, and a synopsis concerning the beings to whom empowerment is given....
Read full contents: Text 9.1 (Commentary)
The Great Chariot [by Longchenpa]
Perfectly visualize behind the mandala the retinue with Amitabha as the principal one. This is the mandala of three groups. Train in these as body, speech, and mind. Then on a rise to the south and north visualize the mandalas of Ratnasambhava and Amoghasiddhi. These are quality and action. This is the mandala of five groups. Then with the gate-keepers in union with their consorts, this is the root of all mandalas....
Read full contents: Part 4c - The accompanying samaya and action/practice
The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
In the Mandala of Dharmadhatuvagishvara his description is as follows: “Ganapati rides on a Mouse and is white in colour. He has an elephant face and a snake forms his sacred thread. He is four-armed. In the two right hands he carries the Trishula and the Ladduka (sweet balls), and in the two left the Parashu (axe) and the Mulaka (radish)�. In the Bhutadamara-mandala, he is given four hands carrying the Mulaka and the Parashu in the two right, and the Trishula and the Kapala in the two left....
Read full contents: Figure 241 - Ten principal Hindu deities: Ganapati
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