ka pa la: 1 definition
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ka pa la 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: MUNI Arts: Kalachakra and the twenty-five Kulika kings of Shambhalaka pa la (ཀ་པ་ལ) in Tibetan refers to the Sanskrit Kapāla (“skull-cup”) which represents one of the attributes of Pārtiva or Rigden Sakyong—one of the Twenty-five Kulikas as well as one of the traditional Shambhala rulers.— His attributes are a curved knife or chopper (Sanskrit Kartrī, Kartari; Tibetan: drigug [gri gug]) and a skull or skull-cup (Sanskrit: Kapāla; Tibetan: thopa [thod pa], kapala [ka pa la], bandha [ban dha], dungchen [dung chen]).—Rigden Sakyong is known in Tibetan (wylie) as rigs ldan sa skyong; and in Sanskrit as: Kulika Pārthiva (or Mahīpāla).
ka pa la (ཀ་པ་ལ) or “skull-cup” also represents one of the attributes of Maheśvara or Rigden Wangchug.
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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Full-text: Rigden wangchug, Rigden sakyong, Kartari, Kartri, Thopa, Bandha, Kapala, Drigug, gri gug, thod pa, dung chen, ban dha.
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