Brihacchvanika, Bṛhacchvānikā: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Bṛhacchvānikā can be transliterated into English as Brhacchvanika or Brihacchvanika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Brihachchhvanika.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaBṛhacchvānikā (बृहच्छ्वानिका) (or Bṛhaśvānikā) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Bṛhacchvāni forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Medinīcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the medinīcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Bṛhacchvānikā] and Vīras are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have 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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