Karbharanilaka, Karbharanīlaka, Karbhara-nilaka: 1 definition

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Karbharanilaka 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: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Karbharanīlaka (कर्भरनीलक) refers to a “variegated dark-blue color”, 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, “Outside that is the Wind Circle, colored in variegated dark blue (karbharanīlaka). [Figures] of Yoginīs should be placed in the middles of the adamantine spokes in order. The wise should also know the other name [of their consort heroes], ‘Ākāśagarbha’. [The yoginīs are]—[...] The Yoginīs’ circle is thus [described]. The color [of their bodies] is the same as [the color of] the circle of [their residential] place (variegated dark blue). [...]”.

Note: Karbharanīlaka is possibly the same as Karburanīlaka.

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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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