Kartti: 1 definition
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Kartti means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesKartti (कर्त्ति) refers to a “knife”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[Vajravārāhī holds] an adamantine knife (vajra-kartti) in the right [hand] and a skull bowl in the left hand; hugs the Blessed One (Heruka) around [his] hips with [her] two shanks and loves [him]; [has] one face; [has her] hair untied; is naked; is red in color; wears a garland of hairless heads [as a necklace]; is adorned with sexually attractive ornaments; is crowned with a string of skulls on [her] head; [...]”.
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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+39): Karttik-odyapana, Karttika, Karttikabijakavaca, Karttikai-tevimar, Karttikaiccampa, Karttikaikkacu, Karttikaikkanikkai, Karttikaikkilanku, Karttikaikkolli, Karttikaippaccai, Karttikaippori, Karttikaivalai, Karttikaivaratti, Karttikaivilakkitu, Karttikaivilakku, Karttikaiyarici, Karttikakunda, Karttikamahatmya, Karttikamahatmyakshemamkari, Karttikamahatmyasamgraha.
Ends with: Vajrakartti.
Full-text: Heruka.
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