Pancarakshamandala, Pañcarakṣāmaṇḍala, Pancaraksha-mandala: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pañcarakṣāmaṇḍala can be transliterated into English as Pancaraksamandala or Pancarakshamandala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pancharakshamandala.
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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyPañcarakṣāmaṇḍala (पञ्चरक्षामण्डल) refers to the maṇḍala of the five Protector Goddesses (Rakṣa or Pañcarakṣa), as they are called in Tantric works. The Pañcarakṣā deties are popular and well-known amongst the Mahāyāna Buddhists, particularly of Nepal. A manuscript copy of the Pañcarakṣā describing the five Rakṣā deities, their worship on different occasions and their powers, is to be found in almost every Buddhist house-hold in Nepal. [...]. A description of the pañcarakṣāmaṇḍala occurs both in the Sādhanamālā and the Niṣpannayogāvalī. In both Mahāpratisarā is the central or the principal deity while the four others occupy the four cardinal directions.
The five deities of the Pañcarakṣāmaṇḍala according to the Niṣpannayogāvalī are:
- Mahāpratisarā,
- Mahāsāhasrapramardanī,
- Mahāmantrānusāriṇī,
- Mahāśītavatī,
- Mahāmāyūrī.
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: Pancaraksha, Mandala.
Full-text: Mahamayuri.
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