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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Mohata (मोहत) [=mohatas/mohataḥ?] refers to “infatuated (to self destruction)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “In beginningless Saṃsāra, or in this very repeated existence, Whatever sin by me, as an animal, done or so caused to be done, Whatever delighted a little, and infatuated (mohata) to self destruction, That transgression I confess, tormented with repentance”.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Mohata in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Lonchocarpus capassa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Derris violacea (Klotsch) Harms (among others).

2) Mohata is also identified with Tarchonanthus camphoratus It has the synonym Tarchonanthus abyssinicus Sch.Bip. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Matabele Land ed. 2 (1889)
· Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens (1867)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1836)
· Syn. Gen. Compos. (1832)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1872)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mohata, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Mohata-o-mosoeu, Mohataja, Mohatala, Mohatama, Mohatamas, Mohatamima, Mohatantswe, Mohatara, Mohatarapha, Mohatarpa, Mohatarpha.

Full-text: Mohata-o-mosoeu.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Mohata; (plurals include: Mohatas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 3019-3020 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]

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