Padmavali, Padmāvali, Padmāvalī, Padma-avali: 4 definitions
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Padmavali 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Padmāvalī (पद्मावली) refers to the “lotus fire”, according to the Guru-maṇḍala-arcana [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]” 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, “Reflect, absorbed in great bliss. Therein vajra fire, lotus fire (padmāvalī), blazing fire, Again Śumbha Niśumbha Hūṃ Phaṭ”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Padmāvali (पद्मावलि):—[from padma] f. Name of [work]
Padmāvali (पद्मावलि):—Titel einer Schrift [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 167.]
Padmāvali (पद्मावलि):—f. Titel eines Werkes.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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An introduction to Buddhist monasteries of Kathmandu Valley (by Min Bahadur Shakya)