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Bijasvarupa, Bija-svarupa, īᲹū貹: 2 definitions

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Bijasvarupa 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

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

īᲹū貹 (बीजस्वरू�) refers to the “form of the basic letters (of a Mantra)�, as discussed in the fifty-first chapter of the 󾱰ܻԲⲹṃh, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—[Cf. the chapter 徱-īᲹ-ṣa-ū貹-ٲ岹ٳ󲹱ṇaԲ]: [...] Ahirbudhnya points out that mantras have three aspects—their ٳū, ūṣm, and para forms (1-10). He turns then to the ṇa syllable, saying that each of the letters comprising “AUM� is presided over by Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha respectively and that these give to it its special potency (11-53). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: De Gruyter: Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface

īᲹū貹 (बीजस्वरू�) refers to “seed having is[?]own nature� (which changes into īṣa—sound of the seed), according to William Stablein’s A Descriptive Analysis of the Content of Nepalese Buddhist Pujas as a Medical-Cultural System (with References to Tibetan Parallels).—T tshog shin (sacred tree) is also mentally visualized.—[...] [Cf. Bodhicitta, Baliyoga]—Briefly, the ambrosia [ṛt] cycle begins with the creation of the divinities in union with oneself. The whole world is projected as the body, speech, and mind of the divinities which goes through the following audiovisual transformation: the world as body, speech, and mind [changes to] moon-ṇḍ [which changes to] [which changes to] the coupling divinities, from whom issues the sound of suratasabda [enjoyment]. This changes the above world into a sacred mandala, which now is cycled back into the mouth of the divinities and emanates again as bodhicitta [sacred semen]. Then the sacred semen [changes to] īᲹū貹 [seed having is own nature] [which changes to] īṣa [sound of the seed] which divides into a red and white ū� (1) [which changes to] (2) [which changes to] (3) [which changes to] ś [head] [which changes to] ardhacandra [half moon] (5) [which changes to] bindu [dot] (6) and lastly dissolves to only sound which is first loud, then soft, and finally vanishes (7). This is the peak moment of the hierophant’s contemplation: He has refined the sacred semen to the quality of sound which can be transferred to objects, substances, and individuals.

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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.

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