Padmadala: 2 definitions
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Padmadala 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPadmadala (पद्मदल).—The vessel of the lotus leaf wherein the Gandharvas milked the cow-earth.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 10. 24.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesPadmadala (पद्मदल) refers to “lotus petals”, 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, “[...] Yoginīs are on the lotus petals (padmadala) [facing to the four cardinal directions] such as the east [and] to every intermediate [direction]. [Yoginīs] starting with Ḍākinī, twenty-four in total, are [arranged] by sixes. In this manner, Ḍākinī and so on, six [in number], are [arranged on the six petals] from the east to the north. Again, [arranged] from the north, Lāmā and so on, six [in number], are [arranged on the next six petals] to the west. [...]”.
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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Full-text: Padmabandha, Varadaraja.
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Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Thayar Shrine < [Chapter 4]
Sri Kamatchi Amman Shrine < [Chapter 4]
Sri Prakannayagi Amman Shrine < [Chapter 4]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 9.7.3 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (Em Kanal Akam)]