Mahamayavijayavahini, Mahāmāyāvijayavāhinī, Mahamayavijaya-vahini: 1 definition

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Mahamayavijayavahini in Mahayana glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)

Mahāmāyāvijayavāhinī (महामायाविजयवाहिनी) or Mahāmāyāvijayavāhinīdhāraṇī is the name of an ancient text dealing with Dhāraṇī (rites for the protection of the state).—The setting of this scripture is Mount Svarṇaśṛṅga, the mansion of Vaiśravaṇa, where Nārāyaṇa requests help from the Buddha upon defeat by the Asuras, much like the Dhvajāgrakeyūradhāraṇī. [...]

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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