Krishnayamaritantra, Kṛṣṇayamāritantra, Krishnayamari-tantra: 2 definitions

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Krishnayamaritantra 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇayamāritantra can be transliterated into English as Krsnayamaritantra or Krishnayamaritantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Krishnayamaritantra in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
Source: academia.edu: Fragments of the Sahajālokapañjikā

Kṛṣṇayamāritantra (कृष्णयमारितन्त्र), which is categorized in the Yogottaratantra category, most likely dates to from the ninth to the tenth century. The tantra consists of eighteen chapters. Because of the contents, it seems to have been composed under the influence of the Guhyasamājatantra , the chief tantra of the Yogottaratantra. There are five commentaries on the Kṛṣṇayamāritantra but only two commentaries now exist as original Sanskrit texts: Sahajālokapañjikā (available only in fragments) and Ratnāvalīpañjikā (complete) by Kumāracandra.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Krishnayamaritantra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kṛṣṇayamāritantra (कृष्णयमारितन्त्र).—name of a work by Kṛṣṇarāja: Sādhanamālā 328.5; 339.19.

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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.

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