Pashadharin, Pasha-dharin, Pāśadhārin, Pāśadhārī, Pasha-dhari, Pashadhari: 2 definitions
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Pashadharin 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.
The Sanskrit terms Pāśadhārin and Pāśadhārī can be transliterated into English as Pasadharin or Pashadharin or Pasadhari or Pashadhari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
1) Pāśadhārī (पाशधारी) is another name for Pāśā—one of the “Forty-two Peaceful Deities” (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.—They feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., Pāśadhārī] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
2) Pāśadhārī (पाशधारी) refers to one of the “Fifty-eight Wrathful Deities” (Tibetan: khro bo lha nga brgyad).—Pāśadhārī is part of the “four female gatekeepers” and is also known in Tibetan as (1) zhags pa ma (2) phag gdong ma.
Pāśadhārin (पाशधारिन्) (Cf. Pāśadhāriṇī) refers to the “bearer of the noose” [i.e., oṃ namo paraśupāśatriśūlakhaṭvāṅgadhāriṇe hūṃ phaṭ], 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.
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: Dharin, Pasha, Paca, Tari.
Starts with: Pashadharini.
Full-text: Pasha, Pashadharini.
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