Upacchandoha: 2 definitions
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Upacchandoha 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Upachchhandoha.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)Upacchandoha (उपच्छन्दोह ) is one of the Pīṭhādis (group of districts) present within the Vākcakra (‘circle of word’) which is associated with the Ḍākinī named Bhūcarī (‘a woman going on the ground’), according to the 9th-centruy Vajraḍākatantra.
The Pīṭhādi named Upacchandoha within the Vākcakra contains the following four districts or seats:
- Kāñcī,
- Himālaya.
Upacchandoha (उपच्छन्दोह) refers to particular class of Holy Sites, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while describing the earth-circle (medinīcakra)]: “Thirty-six Yoginīs, [who] go on the ground, are [on the spokes] in order. [The Yoginīs are]—[...] Having the nature of wisdom and means, [every] goddess dwells in the upacchandoha (“near to the milking together”) [holy site]. She is [of] the Immediacy Level and is the Wisdom Perfection. [She] lives in the fifth continent. [...]”.
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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Starts with: Upacchandohapitha, Upacchandohavasin, Upacchandohavasini.
Full-text (+5): Upacchandohavasin, Nagara, Sindhu, Maru, Suvarnadvipa, Kulita, Saurashtra, Pretapuri, Himagiri, Kulata, Kuluta, Grihadevi, Upacchandohavasini, Abhimukhibhumi, Abhimukhi, Pancamadvipa, Dvipanivasin, Desha, Hayakarna, Virupaksha.
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