The Sanskrit term Pañcāmṛtasādhanopāya can be transliterated into English as Pancamrtasadhanopaya or Pancamritasadhanopaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchamritasadhanopaya.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Fragment of the Vajrāmṛtamahātantra

Pañcāmṛtasādhanopāya (पञ्चामृतसाधनोपाय) (=pañcāmṛta-sādhanopāya) is the name of the eleventh chapter of the Vajrāmṛtatantra or Vajrāmṛtamahātantra: one of the main and earliest Buddhist Yoginītantras, probably datable to between the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century. The core of chapter 11 (pañcāmṛtasādhanopāya-nirdeśa) describes the fruits deriving from the ritual eating of semen, menstrual blood, human flesh, urine, and excrements, i.e. the five ambrosias mentioned at the beginning of the text. The Bhagavān is silent, absorbed in the supreme samādhi. Māmakī asks the means to attain the Subtle Vajra (sūkṣmavajra) (i.e., the unbeaten heart of Vajrāmṛta) that resides in the heart of all beings. The Bhagavān laughs and starts to teach.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sadhanopaya, Pancamrita.

Starts with: Pancamritasadhanopayanirdesha.

Full-text: Pancamritasadhanopayanirdesha, Vajramritatantra.

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