Mantralamkrita, Mantra-alamkrita, Mantrālaṃkṛta, Mantrālaṅkṛta, Mantra-alankrita, Mantralankrita: 1 definition

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Mantralamkrita 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.

The Sanskrit terms Mantrālaṃkṛta and Mantrālaṅkṛta can be transliterated into English as Mantralamkrta or Mantralamkrita or Mantralankrta or Mantralankrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Mantrālaṃkṛta (मन्त्रालंकृत) refers to “being adorned with mantras”, 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: “[...] Adorned with mantras (mantrālaṃkṛta) and seals [mantramudrādyalaṃkṛtām], a great yoga practitioner should make bali offering The great accomplishment is [attained] through the recitation [of mantras] ten million times, also a hundred thousand times and below. If he makes offering of various pledge [articles] according to rule, afterwards, yogic accomplishment can be attained, [and] he can wander for pleasure anywhere. [...]”.

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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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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