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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MUNI Arts: Kalachakra and the twenty-five Kulika kings of Shambhala

ban dha (བན་དྷ) in Tibetan refers to the Sanskrit Kapāla (“skull-cup”) which represents one of the attributes of Pārtiva or Rigden Sakyong—one of the Twenty-five Kulikas as well as one of the traditional Shambhala rulers.— His attributes are a curved knife or chopper (Sanskrit Kartrī, Kartari; Tibetan: drigug [gri gug]) and a skull or skull-cup (Sanskrit: Kapāla; Tibetan: thopa [thod pa], kapala [ka pa la], bandha [ban dha], dungchen [dung chen]).—Rigden Sakyong is known in Tibetan (wylie) as rigs ldan sa skyong; and in Sanskrit as: Kulika Pārthiva (or Mahīpāla).

ban dha (བན་དྷ) or “skull-cup” also represents one of the attributes of Maheśvara or Rigden Wangchug.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ban, Dha, Baan, Ta.

Starts with: Ban dhane.

Full-text: Bandha, Rigden wangchug, Rigden sakyong, Kartari, Kartri, Thopa, Kapala, Drigug, thod pa, dung chen, gri gug, ka pa la.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing ban dha; (plurals include: ban dhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)

Chapter 9 - Phagmodrupa (v): phag mo gru pa’s congregation < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]

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