Vajradeha, Vajra-deha: 10 definitions
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Vajradeha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVajradehā (वज्रदेहा) refers to an “adamantine body”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The goddess (Kubjikā, as the Vidyā) of thirty-two (syllables) who is Supreme Śiva’s energy, is Kaulinī (who possesses an) adamantine body (vajradehā). She has come down along the Path of Meru and is the five sacred seats (that is, the Five Praṇavas) at the beginning and end (of her Vidyā), and the best of the gods bow to her. In the division (she is) the New and the Full Moon (amā and pūrṇā) and is endowed with the parts (pada) and instruments (karaṇa) (of the Vidyā). She is the sixteen(fold) Command and is well energized (sudīptā) by the seven Peak (Syllables). (She is) Nityā, who quells the fear of phenomenal existence. O mistress (svāminī)! Tell (me) the Vidyā”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVajradeha (वज्रदेह) refers to an “adamantine body”, according to the twelfth chapter of the Mālinīvijayottaratantra (12.22-24).—Accordingly, the Yogin is instructed to visualize his own body as having the qualities of the earth element, which in this case has the appearance of gold, four corners and is marked by thunderbolts. By doing so for three years, he gains an adamantine body (vajradeha).
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)Vajradeha (वज्रदेह) is the husband of Drumacchāyā: the name of a Ḍākinī (‘sacred girl’) presiding over Mālava: one of the four Upapīthas (‘sacred spot’) present within the Cittacakra (‘circle of mid’), according to the 9th-centruy Vajraḍākatantra. The Cittacakra is one of three Cakras within the Tricakra system which embodies twenty-four sacred spots or districts resided over by twenty-four Ḍākinīs whose husbands (viz., Vajradeha) abide in one’s body in the form of twenty-four ingredients (dhātu) of one’s body.
Drumacchāyā has for her husband the hero (vīra) named Vajradeha. She is the presiding deity of Mālava and the associated internal location are the ‘shoulders’ and the bodily ingredients (dhātu) is the ‘heart’.
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaVajradeha (वज्रदेह) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Drumacchāyā forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vajracakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vajracakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Vajradeha] each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum and a knife; they are dark-bluish-black in color.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvajradēha (वज्रदेह).—m (S A frame hard as a thunderbolt or adamant.) A term for a robust and hardy body; iron frame: also attrib. and vajradēhī a Having a frame hard as adamant.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvajradēha (वज्रदेह).—m A term for a robust and hardy body.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVajradeha (वज्रदेह).—a. having an adamantine or very hardy frame.
Vajradeha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and deha (देह). See also (synonyms): vajradehin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vajradeha (वज्रदेह):—[=vajra-deha] [from vajra > vaj] mfn. having an adamantine frame or a very hardy body, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) Vajradehā (वज्रदेहा):—[=vajra-dehā] [from vajra-deha > vajra > vaj] f. Name of a goddess, [Kālacakra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVajradēha (ವಜ್ರದೇಹ):—[noun] = ವಜ್ರಕಾಯ - [vajrakaya -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Vajradehaka, Vajradehamandala.
Full-text: Vajradehin, Drumacchaya, Adamantine body, Bhutamandala, Vajradehamandala, Paramashiva, Shivakala, Avatirna, Dvatrimshadevi, Sudipta, Shodashajna, Dvatrimsha, Vajracakra, Malava.
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