Shadyoginimantra, Ṣaḍyoginīmantra, Shadyogini-mantra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍyoginīmantra can be transliterated into English as Sadyoginimantra or Shadyoginimantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Critical Sanskrit Edition and a Translation of Kambala’s Sādhananidhi, Chapter 8Ṣaḍyoginīmantra (षड्योगिनीमन्त्र) refers to the “six-yoginī mantra”, and represents one of the four major mantras in the Cakrasaṃvara tradition, as taught in the eighth chapter of the 9th-century Herukābhidhāna and its commentary, the Sādhananidhi.
These six mantras are taught to be the six Yoginīs:
- oṃ vaṃ,
- hāṃ yoṃ,
- hrīṃ moṃ,
- hreṃ hrīṃ,
- hūṃ hūṃ,
- phaṭ phaṭ;
Each mantra consists of two syllables, and each Yoginī is visualized to be developed from the latter syllable of each mantra.
The six Yoginīs are:
- Vārāhī (vaṃ), who resides at the center;
- Yāminī (yoṃ),
- Mohanī (moṃ),
- Saṃcālanī (hrīṃ),
- Saṃtrāsanī (hūṃ),
- Caṇḍikā (phaṭ), who reside around Vārāhī.
These six Yoginīs are also found in Nāgārjuna’s Dharmasaṃgraha.
A practitioner visualizes them without male companions. Alternatively, a practitioner visualizes them with their male consorts such as Vajrasattva. The text does not explain which doctrinal concepts represent the purity inherent to the six Yoginīs.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shadyogini, Mantra.
Full-text: Samcalani, Samtrasani, Yamini, Mohani, Candika, Shadyogini, Varahi.
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