Dvadashasahasraka, Dvadashan-sahasraka, Dvādaśasahasraka: 1 definition
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Dvadashasahasraka 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 Dvādaśasahasraka can be transliterated into English as Dvadasasahasraka or Dvadashasahasraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesDvādaśasahasraka (द्वादशसहस्रक) refers to “twelve-thousand” (stanzas), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the speech circle (vākcakra)]: “[...] [Every] goddess on this circle inherently has the nature of wisdom and means They are taught in the Catuṣpīṭhatantra, consisting of 12,000 [stanzas] (dvādaśasahasraka): [they are equivalent to] Jñānaḍākinī and others. [This is] the doctrine of the goddesses starting with Pūjā. [This circle is declared] to be the pīlava (“village border”) site: In this way, [the goddesses are of] the Universal Splendor Level. [...]”
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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Partial matches: Dvadasha, Sahasraka.
Full-text: Dvadashasahasra.
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