Vajrapasha, 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣补, 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣腻, Vajra-pasha: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣补 and 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣腻 can be transliterated into English as Vajrapasa or Vajrapasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶多ぞ) is another name for 笔腻艣腻鈥攐ne of the 鈥�Forty-two Peaceful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.鈥擳hey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣腻] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
2) 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶�) is one of the four door guardians 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 v5.37. 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.鈥敵詹孤岚贡枘迮洸� 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痴补箩谤补辫腻艣补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶�) refers to one of the four gatekeepers of the Vajradh膩tu尘补峁囜笉补濒补 and corresponds to 艢abdavajra of the seventeen-deity 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, 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). [...] Iconographically, the four Bodhisattvas arranged in the four gates of the outer 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 correspond to the four gatekeepers of the Vajradh膩tu尘补峁囜笉补濒补鈥攊.e., 艢abdavajra corresponds to 痴补箩谤补辫腻艣补.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi痴补箩谤补辫腻艣补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥�vajra-noose鈥� [i.e., o峁� vajra-p膩艣a h奴峁�], 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.
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: Vajra, Pasha, Paca.
Starts with: Vajrapashana.
Full-text: Pashamudra, Shabdavajra, Vishuddhipada, Krishnayamari, Mahakala.
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