Jackal: 2 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉alaThe Jackal is associated with the Yogin墨 (female deity) named Jambuk墨, being situated in the 惭别诲颈苍墨肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, the 尘别诲颈苍墨肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the 诲丑补谤尘补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榙harma layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., Jambuk墨] and V墨ras are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names [e.g., Jackal]; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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: The, The, Jackal, Te.
Starts with: Jackal jujube, Jackal plum, Jackal-tail tree.
Full-text (+456): Shrigala, Jambuka, Gomayu, Pherava, Kroshtri, Vancaka, Lopaka, Pheru, Phera, Khatakhadaka, Kroshtu, Bharuja, Hurava, Salavrika, Lopashaka, Lomashika, Shivavidya, Shalamriga, Krushvan, Shiva.
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Search found 196 books and stories containing Jackal, The jackal; (plurals include: Jackals, The jackals). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 36 - The Jackal And The Turtle < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 192 - The Jackal and the Gamarala < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Story 263 - The Ascetic and the Jackal < [Part III (b) - Stories of the Western Province and Southern India]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Chapter 19 - The Prince Who Became King of the Jackals < [Appendix]
Chapter II - Anuwa and His Mother < [Part I]
Chapter LV - Jogeshwar’s Marriage < [Part I]
Tibetan tales (derived from Indian sources) (by W. R. S. Ralston)
Hitopadesha (English translation) (by Sir Edwin Arnold)
Chapter 6 - The Story of the Dyed Jackal < [Book Three - War]
Chapter 7 - The Story of the Old Jackal and the Elephant < [Book One - The Winning of Friends]
Chapter 4 - The Story of the Cat Who Served the Lion < [Book Two - The Parting of Friends]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 51: Mah膩s墨lava-j膩taka < [Book I - Ekanip膩ta]
Jataka 241: Sabbad膩峁環a-j膩taka < [Book II - Dukanip膩ta]
Jataka 397: Manoja-j膩taka < [Volume 3]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)