Sacred Geography: 1 definition
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Sacred Geography 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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (tantric buddhism)Sacred Geography of the Buddhist Tantras apparently developed in an analogous manner to that of its Śaiva counterpart, that is, beginning with informal configurations to standard groups. We notice this taking place, for example, in the interim between the redaction of the Sampuṭatantra and Abhyākaragupta's commentary, the Āmnāyamañjarī, now extanct only in Tibetan (for bibliographical details see Wayman 1995: 135). Abhyākaragupta lived from the 11th to the first quarter of the 12th century. He was probably born in Magadha and received his Tantric training in Bengal (ibid. 136). Chapter seventeen of the Sampuṭatantra refers to six sacred sites, namely, Koṅkaṇa (Western Ghats), Candradvīpa (southeast Bengal?), Aṭṭahāsa (Bengal), Devīkoṭṭa (north Bengal), Haridvāra (modern Hardvar), and Jālandhara (Himachal Pradesh). Apart from Koṅkaṇa, an important place for the Kubjikā tradition also, these places are in the north of India. As Bengal is especially favoured, this Tantra may have been composed there. Abhyākaragupta adds another eighteen places to make twenty-four.
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: Geography.
Full-text: Madhyadesha, Tirtha, Matha, Shyamaruna, Mountain, Candradvipa, Bhasha.
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