Tathagatarakshita, Tathāgatarakṣita, Tathagata-rakshita: 1 definition
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Tathagatarakshita 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 term Tathāgatarakṣita can be transliterated into English as Tathagataraksita or Tathagatarakshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Vajrayana)Tathāgatarakṣita (तथागतरक्षित) (or Bhavabhadra) is the name of a commentator on the Laghuśaṃvara.—In chapter 38 of his Rgya gar chos ’byung (“History of Buddhism in India”), Tāranātha includes several commentators on the Laghuśaṃvara [e.g., Tathāgatarakṣita], among ten persons whom he holds to have occupied the office of chief Vajrācārya at Vikramaśīla in rapid unbroken succession.
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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