The Sanskrit term Daśakrodha can be transliterated into English as Dasakrodha or Dashakrodha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Tibetan Buddhism: Vajrakilaya

Daśakrodha (दशक्रोध) refers to the “ten wrathful ones” (Tib. ཁྲོ་བོ་བཅུ་, trowo chu, Wyl. khro bo bcu) — the ten main deities in the maṇḍala of Vajrakīlaya, surrounding the main deity in each of the ten directions.

1. Huṃkāra,
2. Vijaya (Tib. Namgyal; Wyl. rnam rgyal),
3. Nīladaṇḍa (Tib. Yuk Ngön; Wyl. dbyug pa sngon po),
4. Yamāntaka (Tib. Shinjé; Wyl. gshin rje gshed),
5. Ārya Acala (Tib. Miyowa; Wyl. mi g.yo ba),
6. Hayagrīva (Tib. Tamdrin; Wyl. rta mgrin),
7. Aparājita (Tib. Dö Gyal),
8. Amṛtakuṇḍalī (Tib. Düdtsi Khyilwa; Wyl. bdud rtsi 'khyil ba),
9. Trailokyavijaya (Tib. Kham Sum Namgyal),
10. Mahābala (Tib. Tob Chen).

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Daśakrodha (दशक्रोध) refers to the “ten wrathful ones” representing a group of deities [i.e., daśa-krodha-gaṇa saṃvṛte], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

context information

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

Daśakrodha (दशक्रोध) refers to the “ten wrathful ones” as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 11):

1. Yamāntaka,
2. Prajñāntaka,
3. Padmāntaka,
4. Vighnāntaka,
5. Acara,
6. Ṭarkirāja,
7. Nīladaṇḍa,
8. Mahābala,
9. Uṣṇīṣacakravartī,
10. Sambharāja.

The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., daśa-krodha). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dasa, Krodha, Tacan, Taca.

Full-text: Sambharaja, Niladanda, Acara, Tarkiraja, Mahabala, Vighnantaka, Ushnishacakravarti, Yamantaka, Prajnantaka, Padmantaka, Takkiraja, Krodha, Krodhagana, Eight Close Sons, Eight Great Bodhisattvas, Ten Wrathful Ones, Eight Bodhisattvas.

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