Gandavyuha, Ҳṇḍū: 6 definitions
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Gandavyuha 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)Ҳṇḍū (गण्डव्यू�) refers to one of the Navadharma (“collection of nine texts�) employed for ritualistic practices in Kathmandu Valley, in the era of Mahindra Vira Vikram Shah (r. 1955�1972).—Cf. Tuladhar–Douglas 2006, 144�147 and von Rospatt 2015, 819�821. The latter remarks that “these canonical works are not so much studied for their content as liturgically recited or put to other ritual uses�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiҲṇḍū (गण्डव्यू�) is the name of a deity [i.e., o� gaṇḍavyūhāya svāhā], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.�

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryҲṇḍū (गण्डव्यू�).�m. (in Śṣāsܳⲹ 2.3 °ha-sūtra), name of a work, our Ҳṇḍū: in colophon, Ҳṇḍū 548.10, 11; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 1341; (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 38.12; Բ 10.11; various citations from it in Śṣāsܳⲹ, 2.3 ff. (Ҳṇḍū 116.16 ff.); 34.18 ff. (Ҳṇḍū p. 462.5 ff.); 101.13 ff. (Ҳṇḍū 482.3 ff.); 310.1 ff. (Ҳṇḍū 31.9 ff.); these quotations are all abbreviated; Ҳṇḍū contains in 543.9 ff. the entire text of ī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṇḍū (गण्डव्यू�):—[=ṇḍ-ū] [from gaṇḍa > gaṇḍ] m. Name of a Buddhist Sūtra work (one of the nine, [Dharmasaṃgraha]).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vyuha, Ganda.
Starts with: Gandavyuhasutra.
Full-text (+2634): Gandavyuhasutra, Upaka, Acintyaparivarta, Anabhilapyanabhilapyaparivarta, Kutigramaka, Vigava, Vivana, Anabhilapyaparivarta, Viparya, Atulyaparivarta, Carama, Vibhakta, Asamantaparivarta, Amantra, Simhavijrimbhita, Kanakavimalaprabha, Bimba, Amapyaparivarta, Asamkhyeyaparivarta, Asamanta.
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Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Part 5 - Ҳṇḍū in Vyūha Literature < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
Part 2 - Classification of Mahāyana Sūtras < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
Part 16 - Growth of Buddhist Sanskrit (5th century B.C. to 1st century A.D.) < [Appendix 1 - Buddhist Sanskrit Language]
Alchemy in India and China (by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande)
6. References to Alchemy in Ganda Vyuha Sutra < [Chapter 5 - Transmission of Alchemical and Chemical ideas]
9. Introduction to the Rasaratnasamuccaya of Vagbhata (14th century) < [Chapter 2 - Alchemy in India]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
1b) The benefit of being a shrine for the world < [Part 1 - The explanation of the benefits]
Part 3d.2a - The perfect place < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
A. The teacher who teaches the path without error < [Chapter V - Relying on the Spiritual Friend]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Twelve-membered speech of the Buddha: Final comments < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Jātaka of the the vase of miracles < [Chapter XXI - Discipline or Morality]
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Part 3.1 - Regarding the name of the Dasabhumika Sutra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 1 - The Concept of Bodhisattva < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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