Suravairin, Sura-vairin, Surāvairin: 6 definitions

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Surāvairin (सुरावैरिन्) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Vīramatī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vajracakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vajracakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Surāvairin] each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum and a knife; they are dark-bluish-black in color.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Suravairin (सुरवैरिन्).—m. an evil spirit, a demon.

Suravairin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and vairin (वैरिन्). See also (synonyms): suravidviṣ, suraśatru.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suravairin (सुरवैरिन्).—m. (-rī) An Asura, an infernal spirit. E. sura a deity, vairin an enemy.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suravairin (सुरवैरिन्):—[=sura-vairin] [from sura > sur] m. an enemy of the g°, Asura, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suravairin (सुरवैरिन्):—[sura-vairin] (rī) 5. m. Idem.

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Suravairin in German

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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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