Tathagataguhyaka, Tathagata-guhyaka, Tathāgataguhyaka: 4 definitions
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Tathagataguhyaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Tathāgataguhyaka (तथागतगुह्यक) is the name of a deity [i.e., oṃ tathāgataguhyakāya svāhā], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Tathāgataguhyaka (तथागतगुह्यक):—[=tathā-gata-guhyaka] [from tathā-gata > ta-thā > tat] n. ‘Tathāgata-mystery’, Name of a Buddh. [work] (highly revered in Nepāl)
Tathāgataguhyaka (तथागतगुह्यक):—(ta + gu) n. das Mysterium des Tath., Titel eines der 9 bei den Buddhisten in Nepal im höchsten Ansehen stehenden Werke, [Burnouf 68. fg.]
Tathāgataguhyaka (तथागतगुह्यक):—n. Titel eines buddh. Werkes.
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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Partial matches: Guhyaka, Tathagata.
Full-text: Guhyaka, Navadharma.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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