Urdhvagaroma, Ūrdhvagaroma, Urdhvaga-roma: 1 definition

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Urdhvagaroma 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.

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Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Ūrdhvagaroma (ऊर्ध्वगरोम) refers to “body-hairs growing upwards” and represents the twenty-second of the thirty-two major marks of distinction (lakṣaṇa) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order, but not always the exact wording, of the Mahāvyutpatti (236-67). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Ūrdhvagaroma is known as ‘sku’i spu gyen du phyogs pa’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

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