Simhapurvardhakaya, Siṃhapūrvārdhakāya, Simha-purvardha-kaya: 1 definition
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Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the SukhāvatīSiṃhapūrvārdhakāya (सिंहपूर्वार्धकाय) refers to “the front part of the body is like a lion’s” and represents the nineteenth of the thirty-two major marks of distinction (lakṣaṇa) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order, but not always the exact wording, of the Mahāvyutpatti (236-67). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Siṃhapūrvārdhakāya is known as ‘ro stod seng ge’i ’dra ba’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Simha, Purvardha, Kaya.
Starts with: Simhapurvardhakayata.
Full-text: Simhapurvardhakayata, Purvardha, Upavistirna, Lakshana.
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