Rudrakalpamahashmashana, Rudrakalpamahāśmaśāna, Rudrakalpa-mahashmashana: 1 definition

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Rudrakalpamahashmashana 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 term Rudrakalpamahāśmaśāna can be transliterated into English as Rudrakalpamahasmasana or Rudrakalpamahashmashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Rudrakalpamahāśmaśāna (रुद्रकल्पमहाश्मशान) by Aśvaghoṣa is the name of a commentary on the Mahākālatantra .—Aśvaghoṣa mention the Mkha’ ’gro rgya mtsho , Ḍā ki rgya mtsho’i rgyud, Rdo rje mkha’ ’gro rgya mtsho, and Badzra dā ki rgya mtsho, the Sanskrit of which may be Ḍākārṇava, Ḍākārṇavatantra, and Vajraḍākārṇava (the last two), respectively, and quote passages from them.

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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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