Vajrakila, Vajra-kila, Vajrakīla: 6 definitions

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Vajrakila 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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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: An Esoteric Exposition of the Bardo Thodol Part A

The five Buddha Herukas are empowered by Vajrakīla Heruka, who signifies the demonstration of the Will or Power that masters all attributes of the lowers centres and their incorporation into the Head lotus.

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Vajrakīla (वज्रकील) [=vajrakīlaya?] refers to the “vajra-stake” [i.e., oṃ hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ vajrakīlaya vajradhara ājñāpayati], according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Vajrakīla (वज्रकील) refers to the “adamantine stake”, 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: [while explaining the body circle (kāyacakra)]: “[...] Oṃ, gha, gha, slay, slay all evils! PhaṭStake, stake all siners! Phaṭ Hūṃ hūm hūṃ. O Adamantine Stake! O Vajra-holder! Command! Stake the body, speech, and mind adamantine of all obstacle demons! Hūṃ phaṭ—The staking mantra. Oṃ, O Adamantine Hammer! O Adamantine Stake (vajrakīla)! Strike! [vajrakīlākoṭaya] Hūṃ phaṭ—the hammering mantra. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vajrakīla (वज्रकील).—a thunderbolt, an admantine shaft; जीवितं वज्रकीलम् (jīvitaṃ vajrakīlam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.37; cf. Uttararāmacarita 1.47.

Derivable forms: vajrakīlaḥ (वज्रकीलः).

Vajrakīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and kīla (कील).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vajrakīla (वज्रकील).—[masculine] thunderbolt; [denominative] kīlāy.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vajrakīla (वज्रकील):—[=vajra-kīla] [from vajra > vaj] m. a thunderbolt, [Mahāvīra-caritra]

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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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