Five deities: 1 definition
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Five deities 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Five Deities of Cakrasa峁僾ara are known in Tibetan as bde mchog lha lnga.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the history of the Shangpa Kagy眉 lineage]: The principal Shang Dharmas are: the initiations of each of the five classes of Tantras: Cakrasa峁僾ara, Hevajra, Mah膩m膩y膩, Guhyasam膩ja, and Vajrabhairava; [...] the Dharma cycle of the gnosis protector; the five deities of Cakrasa峁僾ara; the secret practice of Vajrav膩rah墨; [...] and others. These are quite common in all philosophical systems.
The Five Deities of Cakrasa峁僾ara are:
- Buddha Heruka,
- Vajra Heruka,
- Ratna Heruka,
- Padma Heruka and
- Karma Heruka.
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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Partial matches: Deity.
Full-text (+18): Pancayatana, Vasureta, Padmaheruka, Buddhaheruka, Vajraheruka, Ratnaheruka, Karmaheruka, bde mchog lha lnga, Pancopasana, Surya, Pancabhagin, Pancayatani, Narayanabali, Pancadevopasya, Pancadevata, Devopasya, Pancana, Rajan, Gita, Palike.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda III, adhyaya 2, brahmana 3 < [Third Kanda]
Kanda IX, adhyaya 4, brahmana 4 < [Ninth Kanda]
Kanda XI, adhyaya 1, brahmana 6 < [Eleventh Kanda]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 6.9 (Commentary) < [Chapter 6 (text and commentary)]
Text 8.22 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.122 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balar膩ma]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 21 - The duties and rites up to the tenth day after the death of ascetics < [Section 6 - Kail膩sa-sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 22 - The rites on the eleventh day for the ascetics < [Section 6 - Kail膩sa-sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 10 - The burning of the Tripuras < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-sa峁僪it膩 (5): Yuddha-kha峁囜笉a]
Mayamata and Building Construction (study) (by Ripan Ghosh)
Part 4.1 - Description of the Ma峁囜笉uka diagram < [Chapter 4 - Pre-arrangement of Building Construction]