Dharmapa: 1 definition
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Dharmapa 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)
Source: Wisdomlib Libary: VajrayanaDharmapa or Gharbari is the name of a mahāsiddha, of which eighty-four in total are recognized in Vajrayāna (tantric buddhism). His title is “the contrite pandita”. He lived somewhere between the 8th and the 12th century AD.
These mahāsiddhas (e.g., Dharmapa) are defined according to the Abhayadatta Sri (possibly Abhayākaragupta) tradition. Its textual origin traces to the 11th century caturāsiti-siddha-pravṛtti, or “the lives of the eighty-four siddhas”, of which only Tibetan translations remains. Dharmapa (and other Mahāsiddhas) are the ancient propounders of the textual tradition of tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism.
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)
Starts with (+20): Dharmapada, Dharmapadana, Dharmapadmaphullagatra, Dharmapadmapraphullitashrimegha, Dharmapadmashrikushala, Dharmapadmavairocanavibuddhaketu, Dharmapadmavairochanavibuddhaketu, Dharmapala, Dharmapalaka, Dharmapalasyajatakam, Dharmapancavimshatika, Dharmapantha, Dharmapanthan, Dharmapara, Dharmaparayana, Dharmaparigraha, Dharmapariksha, Dharmaparinama, Dharmaparipurana, Dharmaparivartana.
Full-text: Gharbari.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3c - The Life story of Lha rje zla ba'i 'od zer < [Book 4 - New Traditions of Secret Mantra]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)