Dhvajoshnisha, Dhvajoṣṇīṣa, Dhvaja-ushnisha: 1 definition
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Dhvajoshnisha 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.
The Sanskrit term Dhvajoṣṇīṣa can be transliterated into English as Dhvajosnisa or Dhvajoshnisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyDhvajoṣṇīṣa (ध्वजोष्णीष) presides over the Nairṛta-corner and represents one of the eight Uṣṇīṣa Gods, commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is reddish-blue; his Symbol is the cintāmaṇi-banner.—The sixth deity in the series of eight Uṣṇīṣa gods is called Dhvajoṣṇīṣa.
Dhvajoṣṇīṣa is described in Niṣpannayogāvalī (durgatipariśodhana-maṇḍala) as follows:—
“On the spoke in the Nairṛta corner there is Dhvajoṣṇīṣa who is reddish blue in colour. He holds in his two hands the cintāmaṇi banner”.
[The Uṣṇīṣa deities like all other deities of the maṇḍala are two-armed and one-faced. They wear rich dress and ornaments, and a bejewelled crown. They sit on human beings.]
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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