gnas nyi shu rtsa bzhi: 1 definition
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gnas nyi shu rtsa bzhi 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: 84000: Equal to the Sky (Śrīkhasamatantrarāja)gnas nyi shu rtsa bzhi (གནས་ཉི་ཤུ་རྩ་བཞི) in Tibetan refers to the Twenty-four Sacred Sites which on the Indian subcontinent that are considered particularly powerful for the practices of the Yoginī Tantras. These map to twenty-four places on the human body in conjunction with the yogic practices of the perfection stage.—The twenty-four sacred sites are known in Sanskrit as: caturviṃśatipīṭha and in Tibetan as: gnas nyi shu rtsa bzhi.
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: Gnas, Rtsa, Shu.
Full-text (+12): Twenty-four power places, Uddiyana, Kumarapura, Vindhyakaumarapaurika, Sindhu, Kancika, Caturvimshatipitha, Vindhyakumarapaurika, Malava, Nagara, Kamarupa, Caritra, Kokana, Harikela, Karunyapataka, Purnagiri, Himadri, Munmuni, Karmarapataka, Paurnagiri.
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