Trailokyakshepa, Trailokyākṣepa: 1 definition

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Trailokyakshepa means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term Trailokyākṣepa can be transliterated into English as Trailokyaksepa or Trailokyakshepa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Trailokyakshepa in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Trailokyākṣepa (त्रैलोक्याक्षेप) is another name for the two-armed variety of Hevajra: one of the various emanations of Akṣobhya having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—In the Hevajra-maṇḍala of the Niṣpannayogāvalī, Heruka is the principal deity, thus showing that their is only a very thin line of demarcation between the two, Heruka and Hevajra. When Heruka is accompanied with his Prajñā, he begets the name of Hevajra. [...] When two-armed, Heruka gets the name of Trailokyākṣepa.

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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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