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Vulture 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaThe Vulture (animal) is associated with the Yoginī (female deity) named Gṛddhā or Gṛdhrā, being situated in the Vāyucakra, 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, the vāyucakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Gṛddhā or Gṛdhrā—“Vulture”] and Vīras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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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Full-text (+206): Gridhra, Jatayu, Saghan, Gridhrapati, Dakshayya, Shakunta, Duradarshana, Duradrish, Dhoraga, Vajratunda, Gridhrika, Sudarshana, Dakshaya, Sunaparicara, Gidhada, Gida, Bhasha, Bhasata, Purushavyaghra, Vajracancu.
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Search found 142 books and stories containing Vulture; (plurals include: Vultures). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 164: Gijjha-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 427: Gijjha-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 381: Migālopa-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Chapter 4.24 - The Gridhra (Vulture) in the Epics
Chapter 2.4 - The genesis of animals and birds in Ramayana
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 68 - Jatayu’s Death < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
Chapter 56 - The Intervention of Sampati < [Book 4 - Kishkindha-kanda]
Chapter 51 - The Combat between Jatayu and Ravana < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 3 - Why is it called Gṛdhrakūṭaparvata (vulture peak mountain) < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Jātaka of the lion, the monkey and the vulture < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Ninth aṅga (member): Jātaka < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Vulture < [April – June, 1981]
Vultures < [October – December, 2004]
The Dilemma < [July – September, 1989]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLXXVII < [Draupadi-harana Parva]
Section CLIII < [Apaddharmanusasana Parva]
Section CLXVII < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
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