Manjuvajra, Mañjuvajra: 2 definitions
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Manjuvajra 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyMañjuvajra (मञ्जुवज्र) refers to one of the various forms of Mañjuśrī having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Colour is red; he has three faces and six arms; (variety: Yab-yum).
The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Mañjuvajra is described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:
“... His [Mañjuvajra’s] handsome body is red like Kuṅkuma and he is endowed with three faces of (Kuṅkuma) blue and white colour. He embraces his Svābhā Prajñā with two arms, of which one touches her face. He carries the Khaḍga, the arrow, the bow, and the blue Utpala, sits on the moon on a double lotus in Vajrāsana, and is radiant like the moon.”.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMañjuvajra (मञ्जुवज्र) or Mañjuśrī.—: Sādhanamālā 93.10 (verse) etc.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Full-text (+22): Sarvapayanjaha, Jnanaketu, Amitaprabha, Gandhahastin, Sarvashokatamonirghatamati, Bhadrapala, Pratibhanakuta, Sagaramati, Sarvanivaranavishkambhin, Candraprabha, Akshayamati, Manjushri, Jaliniprabha, Maitreya, Gaganaganja, Amoghadarshin, Mahastamaprapta, Amritaprabha, Canda, Cundavajri.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 28 - Paṇḍita Vanaratna < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 6 - Six texts of Adamantine Sow (Vajravārahī) < [Book 7 - The preaching of the Tantras]
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