Pritibodhyanga, Prītibodhyaṅga, Priti-bodhyanga: 1 definition
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Pritibodhyanga 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiPrītibodhyaṅga (प्रीतिबोध्यङ्ग) or “awakening of joy” is associated with Cakravegā and Mahābala, according to the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (kāya-vāka-citta), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Cakravegā and Mahābala:
Circle: kāyacakra (body-wheel) (white);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Cakravegā;
Ḍāka (male consort): Mahābala;
Bīja: preṃ;
Body-part: pen./clit [penis/clitoris?];
Pīṭha: Pretapuri;
Bodily constituent: śleṣmā (mucus);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): prītibodhyaṅga (awakening of joy).
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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