Gridhrasya, Gṛdhrāsyā, Gridhra-asya, Gṛdhrāsya: 1 definition
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Gridhrasya 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 terms Gṛdhrāsyā and Gṛdhrāsya can be transliterated into English as Grdhrasya or Gridhrasya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyGṛdhrāsyā (गृध्रास्या) (“vulture-faced”) refers to one of the eight “Animal-faced Goddess”, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—There is a set of four deities described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī; they all have animal faces and have several forms. They are given each a different direction in the maṇḍala. [...] To this number, in the kālacakra-maṇḍala, four more deities [viz., Gṛdhrāsyā] with birds faces are added for the intermediate corners.
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: Gridhra, Asya.
Starts with: Gridhrasyasana.
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