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Candeshvari, 䲹ṇḍśī, Canda-ishvari: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Candeshvari means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 term 䲹ṇḍśī can be transliterated into English as Candesvari or Candeshvari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chandeshvari.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

䲹ṇḍśī (चण्डेश्वरी) is the Goddess of the North-west corner in the 󲹲Բ of the sixteen-armed variety of Mahākāla, as mentioned in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of 󲹲Բ texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).

Accordingly,

Mahākāla should be surrounded by seven goddesses, three in the three cardinal points, (the fourth being occupied by his own Śakti) and the other four in the four corners. [...] The four corners are occupied by the following goddesses. [...] 䲹ṇḍśī in the North-west corner has yellow complexion, carries in hertwo hands the grass and the deer, and stands in the ālīḍha attitude on a corpse. [...] These four deities are nude, and look terrible with bare fangs, three eyes and dishevelled hair. [...]

Surrounded by all these deities [viz., 䲹ṇḍśī], Mahākāla should be meditated uponas trampling upon Vajrabhairava in the form of a corpse.

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

䲹ṇḍśī (चण्डेश्वरी) is the name of a deity [i.e., o� caṇḍeśvaryai svāhā; o� vetālyai svāhā], according to the Kalaśa Pūjā [i.e., Kalasha Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

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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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