Guhyacandra, Guhya-candra: 2 definitions
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Guhyacandra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Guhyacandra.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Rigpa Shedra: WikiGuhyacandra (啶椸啶灌啶啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) is another name for Rambuguhya, who is associated with Jikten Ch枚t枚鈥攐ne of the deities of the Kagy茅 cycle (the 鈥渆ight great sadhana teachings鈥�).鈥擺Cf. Vajradharma, 鈥渒eeper of secrets鈥漖鈥擶hen each one of the great Vajra masters who had gathered at Dech茅 Tsekpa (艢a峁卥arak奴峁璦) had received their particular chest, they opened them and extracted their respective teachings. However none of them were able to open the final casket containing the eight sectioned Kagy茅 Deshek D眉pa, so for seven days the Vajra masters [e.g., Guhyacandra] became absorbed together in meditative equipoise, and prayed single-pointedly to the dakinis to assist them. As a result, after the seven days had elapsed, the seal of the last casket sprang free and it opened of its own accord. This is how they were able to extract the teachings of Kagy茅 Deshek D眉pa.
: Academia: Nechung: The Ritual History and Institutionalization of a Tibetan Buddhist Protector DeityGuhyacandra (啶椸啶灌啶啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) (associated with the Lokastotrap奴j膩n膩tha cycle) refers to one of the 鈥�Eight Awareness-holders鈥� who represent the successors to the 鈥淓ight Transmitted Precepts鈥� (bk'-brgyad). These Eight Awareness-holders bestowed Tantras upon Nyangrel Nyima 脰zer鈥攁n important Nyingma 迟别谤迟枚苍 (a revealer of terma treasure texts in Tibetan Buddhism).鈥擥uhyacandra is known in Tibetan as zla gsang.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chandra, Candra, Guhya.
Full-text: zla gsang, Eight transmitted precepts, Rambuguhya, Eight awareness holders.
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