lha dbang: 1 definition
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lha dbang 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) lha dbang (ལྷ་དབང) in Tibetan is another name for Devendra—one of the “Seven Dharma kings” (Tibetan: chos rgyal bdun) as well as the “Thirty-two kings of Shambhala”, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (kālacakratantra), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.—The Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas [e.g., lha dbang] and twenty-five Kulikas are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.
2) lha dbang (ལྷ་དབང) is also another name for Deveśvara—another one of the “Seven Dharma kings”.
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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Partial matches: Lha.
Full-text: Sureshvara, Deveshvara, Devendra.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 4 - Pramāṇavārtika lineages < [Book 6 - The Origin of the Mādhyamika (middle way)]
Chapter 3 - Arrangement of similar dates < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]
Chapter 29 - Sonam Gyatso (vii): Labors for the doctrine < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)