Vajradhatumahamandala, 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, Vajradhatu-mahamandala: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: ISEAS: An eighth-century commentary on the N膩masa峁単墨ti痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶оぞ啶む啶す啶距ぎ啶｀啶∴げ).鈥擟hapter 4 of the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 describes how the yogin visualizes himself as Mah膩vairocana enthroned at the center of the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, surrounded by the empty moon seats envisioned for other divinities. However, these moon seats only later become populated by means of the recitation of the Name-mantras presented in Chapter 5, within which Bodhicittavajra apparently replaces Mah膩vairocana as the principal divinity.
Vil膩savajra clearly describes Bodhicittavajra as occupying the central seat of the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补: 鈥極ne should visualise Bodhicittavajra, transformed out of the syllable A, white in colour, possessing the Erotic Sentiment, crowned with the five Buddhas, seated in a state of Diamond-pride, adorned with every ornament, holding a vajra and bell, placed as before, at the centre of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶оぞ啶む啶す啶距ぎ啶｀啶∴げ) or simply Vajradh膩tu尘补峁囜笉补濒补 refers to 鈥渢he 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of Vajradh膩tu鈥�, according to the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 by Vil膩savajra, which is a commentary on the N膩masa峁僩墨ti.鈥擳he N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 interprets the N膩masa峁僩墨ti within the context of a Tantric 蝉腻诲丑补苍补, one based on an expanded version of the Tattvasa峁僩raha鈥檚 yogatantra Vajradh膩tu尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 尘补峁囜笉补濒补鈥檚 principal deity is a four-faced Mah膩vairocana, and it is in his heart that Vil膩savajra locates the 膧dibuddha, depicted with eight arms holding four swords and four book volumes.
Note: The Vajradh膩tu尘补峁囜笉补濒补 is more accurately called the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补. [...] The Tattvasa峁僩raha is known also by the more extended title, Sarvatath膩gatatattvasa峁僩raha. The shorter form is commonly found in Sanskrit sources, including the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨.
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: Vajradhatu, Mahamandala.
Full-text (+32): Vajrasattva, Jnanaketu, Sattvavajri, Vajraraga, Vajrasadhu, Vajraratna, Vajrahetu, Vajrahasa, Vajratikshna, Vajravishva, Vajraraksha, Vajramritya, Bhadrapala, Pratibhanakuta, Mahastamaprapta, Sarvapayanjaha, Sarvashokatamonirghatamati, Jaliniprabha, Amitaprabha, Vajrayaksha.
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