Nanamnaya, Nānāmnāya, Nana-amnaya: 1 definition
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Nanamnaya 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesNānāmnāya (नानाम्नाय) refers to “various transmissions” (based on right meditation), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: “[...] Thus said the Blessed One, the master, Vajraḍāka, a Tathāgata, Vajrasattva, and the Supreme Bliss through the complete union with all heroes. This is the 15th chapter, the teaching of various transmissions (nānāmnāya) based on the right meditation of the Blessed One, in the glorious Ḍākārṇava Great Yoginītantra King. [...]”.
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: Amnaya, Nana.
Full-text: Amnaya.
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