Kashthacataka, Kāṣṭhacaṭaka: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Kāṣṭhacaṭaka can be transliterated into English as Kasthacataka or Kashthacataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kashthachataka.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaKāṣṭhacaṭaka (काष्ठचटक) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Kāṣṭhacaṭakī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vāyucakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vāyucakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Kāṣṭhacaṭaka] are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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: Kashthacati, Kashthacataki, Vayucakra.
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