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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Balapāramitā (बलपारमिता) refers to one of twelve Pāramitā Goddesses in human form, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is red; her Symbol is a manuscript; she has two arms.

Balapāramitā is described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī (dharmadhātuvāgīśvara-maṇḍala) as follows:—

“Balapāramitā is red in colour and holds the book prajñāpāramitā in her left hand”.

[The right hand as usual holds the cintamaṇi banner. Her statue is found in China.

The twelve deities collectively have their spiritual father in Ratnasambhava. [...] According to a statement in the maṇḍala all the deities [viz., Balapāramitā] are two-armed, and they hold in the right hand the flag marked with the Cintāmaṇi jewel, and in the left their special symbols. Prajñāpāramitā is an exception since she has two more hands.]

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Balapāramitā (बलपारमिता) or simply bala refers to the “perfection of strength” and represents the ninth of the “ten perferctions” (daśapāramitā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 18). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., daśa-pāramitā and bala-pāramitā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Paramita, Bala.

Full-text: Paramita, Ten Perfections, Dashaparamita, Bala.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Balaparamita, Balapāramitā, Bala-paramita, Bala-pāramitā; (plurals include: Balaparamitas, Balapāramitās, paramitas, pāramitās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)

Part 2.2 - Bala Paramita (the perfection of Strength) < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]

Stage 9: Sadhumati Bhumi < [Chapter 2 - Study: Summary of the Ten Stages]

Part 2 - The Difference between the two sets of Perfections—Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]

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