Tarodbhavakurukulla, Tarodbhava-kurukulla, Tārodbhavakurukullā: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Tārodbhavakurukullā (तारोद्भवकुरुकुल्ला) or simply Tārodbhava refers to one of the names of Kurukullā: one of the various (female) emanations of Amitābha having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—Her Colour is red; She has four arms.—Five Sādhanas differing but slightly from one another describe this form of Kurukullā designated as Tārodbhava Kurukullā in the Sādhanas.
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: Kurukulla, Tarodbhava.
Full-text: Tarodbhava, Hevajrakrama, Kalpokta, Hevajrakramakurukulla, Kalpoktakurukulla, Kurukulla.
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