Byams pa: 2 definitions
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Byams pa 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
byams pa (བྱམས་པ) is the Tibetan name for (the Sanskrit) Maitreya—one of the “Forty-two Peaceful Deities” (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.—They feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., byams pa] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Tibetan-English dictionary
byams pa (བྱམས་པ) (in Tibetan) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 哀憐 [āi lián]: “kind”.
2) 善友 [shàn yǒu]: “reliable friends”.
3) 愛念 [ài niàn]: “cherishes”.
4) 愛著 [ài zhe]: “strong attachment”.
5) 慈 [cí]: “kindness”.
6) 慈仁 [cí rén]: “loving-kindness”.
7) 慈愍 [cí mǐn]: “Cimin” [Chinese personal name]; Alternatively: “compassion”.
8) 憐 [lián]: “commiserate”.
9) 憐愛 [lián ài]: “pity”.
10) 親愛 [qīn ài]: “love”.
Tibetan language.
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Partial matches: Pa.
Starts with: byams pa bsgom pa, byams pa phrin las rgya mtsho, byams pa tshad med.
Full-text (+19): byams pa phrin las rgya mtsho, byams pa'i mi, byams pa bsgom pa, byams pa tshad med, sems can la dmigs pa'i byams pa, Ci bei guan, Ci wu liang, Byams pa'i mgon po, Xiu ci, Ta er si, Thap nhai tu, Thap nhi tu, Ai jing, Jin wa si, Qin juan shu, Po weng ka, Ci ding, Lian ai, Ji da ci xin, Wu yuan ci.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Byams pa; (plurals include: Byams pas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Khenpo Kunpal's Commentary (tibetan)
Text Section 283 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 40 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
10b. The Zur Lineage in Central Tibet < [Introduction]
1. The rNying-ma School and the Three Inner Classes of Tantra < [Introduction]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 7 - Dharma Cycles originating from the great adept Mitra < [Book 14 - Great Compassion Cycle]
Chapter 29 - Sonam Gyatso (vii): Labors for the doctrine < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 29 - Sonam Gyatso (viii): Paranirvāṇa < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Vie et chants de 'Brug-pa Kun-legs Le Yogin: A Review < [Volume 1, Number 1 (1973)]
5. mchan bcas la sems bzun < [Bonpo Studies: The A Khrid system of Meditation (Part II)]
A Review of Opuscula Tibetana < [Volume 4, Number 3 (1976)]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
1a) The benefit of leading from samsara to peace < [Part 1 - The explanation of the benefits]
B. The source of all truth and goodness < [Chapter V - Relying on the Spiritual Friend]
A. Meditating on the root of all dharmas, the two bodhicittas < [Chapter VIII - Bodhicitta, the Mind Focused on Complete Enlightenment]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Reviews and Notices (Volume 1) < [Volume 1 (1990)]
Other Publications Received (Volume 4) < [Volume 4 (1995)]