Vajramala, 痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻: 7 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) is one of the eight offering goddesses appearing in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 v5.36-37. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 (literally, 鈥榓n explanation of the 苍腻尘补-尘补苍迟谤补蝉鈥�) is a commentary (峁玨腻) on the 8th century Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti.
痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 is a name of Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the embodiement of non-dual knowledge) and, together with other names, forms the core essence of the Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 provides the practitioner a 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 (鈥榤editative practice鈥�) to turn these names into mantras. These mantras are chanted for the benefit of all beings, and then placed and contemplated in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, which is an extended version of the Vajradh膩tu-尘补峁囜笉补濒补.
: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the Mandala痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) is the name of the 鈥淩ishu-e鈥� associated with the H膩sy膩 and Rati (鈥渓ooking鈥�): one of the Seventeen Vi艣uddhipadas (鈥渟tations of purity鈥�), according to the Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩nayas奴tra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatath膩gatatattvasa峁僩raha.鈥擳he seventeen-deity 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, representing the deification of the seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉, corresponds to the great 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 described in the Mah膩samayatattvavajra, which explains seventeen 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈辫补诲补蝉 (twenty in the Chinese translation).
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) refers to the 鈥�vajra-garland鈥� [i.e., o峁� vajram膩le tr膩峁�], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) refers to a 鈥渟tring of vajras鈥�, 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, [while describing the Adamantine Circle (vajracakra)]: 鈥� [Every] Yogin墨 on all [twelve] circles鈥攕he [has] four arms, [has] one face, holds a skull bowl and a skull staff [in the two left hands], also [holds] a small drum and a knife [in the two right hands], [has her] hair untied, is naked, [has her] body [ornamented with] the five seals, is adorned with a string of Vajras (惫补箩谤补尘腻濒腻), stands on a corpse, and is very terrifying; [she] wears various [good] ornaments and is a wisdom accompanying a means (her male consort). [...]鈥�.
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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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惫补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥攆 (S) A diamond-necklace.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥攏ame of a 鈥榞andharva maid鈥�: 碍腻谤补峁囜笉补惫惫奴丑补 4.16.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴补箩谤补尘腻濒腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶侧ぞ):鈥擺=惫补箩谤补-尘腻濒腻] [from vajra > vaj] f. a [particular] Sam膩dhi, [K膩ra峁囜笉a-vy奴ha]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Gandharva maiden, [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
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