Five conquerors, Five teachers: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Five Conquerors (in Tantric Buddhism) are known in Tibetan as rgyal ba lnga.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the history of philosophical systems in Mongolia], [regarding Godan and Kublai鈥檚 era]: Together with his nephews Phakpa and Chakna, Sakya Panchen went and met with King Godan (d. 1251). [...] Later on, during the reign of King Mongk茅 (1209鈥�59), Karma Pakshi and others arrived. [...] According to some accounts, in the presence of the king and others, Pakshi rose cross-legged into the sky and abruptly passed right through a mountain and displayed other feats as well. Phakpa demonstrated such miracles as severing his own five limbs, scattering them about, turning them into the conquerors belonging to the five families [i.e., The Five Conquerors], reuniting them with his own body, and so forth.
The Five Conquerors are:
- 础办峁产丑测补,
- Vairocana,
- Ratnasambhava,
- Amit膩bha, and
- Amoghasiddhi.
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.
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Full-text: rgyal ba lnga, Anugrahisha, Pinga.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Five conquerors, Five teachers; (plurals include: Five conquerorses, Five teacherses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 11.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 11 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 1.5 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 3e.2a - The self-existing nirmanakaya < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
The 艢re峁噄ka-parivr膩jaka-s奴tra (the wandering mendicant 艢re峁噄ka) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
First recitation section < [17. Schism in an Order (Sa峁単habheda)]
Second recitation section < [17. Schism in an Order (Sa峁単habheda)]
Vinaya Pitaka (4): Parivara (by I. B. Horner)
Up膩li-Pentads (Division 14: the Formal Making of Ka峁環ina Cloth) < [17. Up膩li-Pentads]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Screening of pre-hypertension risk factors among teaching professionals < [2018: Volume 7, April issue 7]