Jvaladhvaja, Jvālādhvaja, Jvala-dhvaja: 6 definitions
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Jvaladhvaja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiJvaladhvaja (ज्वलध्वज) refers to a “flaming banner”, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “In the Mandala, an obscured Himalaya, abiding seated in lotus posture, [..] the skin of a rutting elephant two-arms’ length of an enormous man, a glittering ax, sharp cutting knife, flaming banner (jvaladhvaja), staff, noose, broad chest, lopped off Brahma heads, with firewood, with a skull bowl, with shining arms, and beautiful pride, [...] a helper for crossing over together, the dreadful wilderness of saṃsāra, routing Māra, Śrī Vajrasattva, homage”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJvālādhvaja (ज्वालाध्वज).—fire.
Derivable forms: jvālādhvajaḥ (ज्वालाध्वजः).
Jvālādhvaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jvālā and dhvaja (ध्वज). See also (synonyms): jvālājihva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJvālādhvaja (ज्वालाध्वज).—m. fire, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 41.
Jvālādhvaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jvālā and dhvaja (ध्वज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJvālādhvaja (ज्वालाध्वज):—[=jvālā-dhvaja] [from jvālā > jval] m. ‘flame-marked’, fire, [Rājataraṅgiṇī iv, 41.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhvaja, Jvala.
Ends with: Kajjvaladhvaja, Kajvaladhvaja.
Full-text: Jvalajihva.
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