Siddhaikavira, Siddhaikavīra: 2 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographySiddhaikavīra (सिद्धैकवीर) refers to one of the various forms of Mañjuśrī having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Colour is white; his Mudrā is the varada; his Symbol is the lotus.
The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Siddhaikavīra is described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:
“God Siddhaikavīra sits on the orb of the moon, is supported by the moon, and illumines the world. He is two-armed, one-faced and of white colour. He sits in the Vajraparyaṅka attitude, and is decked in celestial ornaments. His head is decorated with the effigies of the five Dhyāni Buddhas.... He carries the Utpala in the left hand and exhibits the Varada-mudrā in the right. The goddesses pay homage to Akṣobhya who is on the crown of the God”.
In another Sādhana the description of the Maṇḍala for Mañjuśrī is given. The god in the form of Siddhaikavīra is painted red and is placed in the centre. He is accompanied by four deities, Jālinīprabha, Candraprabha, Kaśinī [Keśinī?] and Upakaśinī [Upakeśinī?]. These four deities more often accompany Arapacana, another from of Mañjuśrī which will be described later. The Sādhanas are not generally explicit as to the Āsana of the god.
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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySiddhaikavīra (सिद्धैकवीर).—name of a form of Mañjuśrī: Sādhanamālā 137.1 etc.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Scultures of Bodhisattvas < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]