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Vikrameshvara, վś, Vikrama-ishvara: 3 definitions

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Vikrameshvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term վś can be transliterated into English as Vikramesvara or Vikrameshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vikrameshvara in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

վś (विक्रमेश्व�) refers to one of the “eight passionless ones� (ṣṭٲ岵 or ṣṭīٲ岵), according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vikrameshvara in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) վś (विक्रमेश्व�):—[=] [from vi-krama > vi-kram] 2. m. (with, [Buddhist literature]) Name of one of the 8 Vīta-rāgas, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] of a temple built by Vikramāditya, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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