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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Vādirāṭ (वादिराट्) refers to one of the various forms of Mañjuśrī having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Āsana is the ardhaparyaṅkha; his Vāhana is the tiger; his Mudrā is the vyākhyāna.

The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Vādirāṭ is described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:

“The worshipper should think himself as (Vādirāṭ), who is hand-some in appearance (lit. pure or transparent), and appears a youth of sixteen years. He sits on the back of a tiger. His lotus-like hands are eagerly engaged in displaying the Vyākhyāna-mudra. His left leg is slightly raised in the Ardhaparyaṅka attitude. He is neither tall, norvery short, is unparalled by any, is the receptacle of all beauties in the world, and is decked in various ornaments consisting of jewels, gold, gems and other valuables. Here ends the Sādhana for Vādirāṭ written by the author Śrī Cintāmaṇi Datta”.

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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.

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Vādirāj (वादिराज्) refers to the “lord of speakers”, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra”) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “He who desires a mighty rain must perform this rite ‘the great-cloud-circle’ in an open space, overspread by a blue canopy, shaded by a blue banner, on a clear spot of earth; [...] Even the sea may overflow its shore, but his auspicious word ‘Rain’ fails not; nay, he must sustain himself on the three sweets, ghee, honey and sugar, and by rice, sugar, milk, etc., joined with all virtues of character, and repeat this; so it must needs be effectual, according to the word of the Lord of Speakers (vādirāj—yathāha vādirāṭ svayam iti). [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vādirāj (वादिराज्).—a name or form of Mañjuśrī: °rāḍ-Mañjuśrī-rūpaṃ Sādhanamālā 104.5; etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vādirāj (वादिराज्).—m. (-rāṭ) A Baud'dha sage; also Manjughosa. E. vādi a sage, rāj chief.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vādirāj (वादिराज्):—[=vādi-rāj] [from vādi > vāda] m. ‘king among disputants’, an excellent disputant, [Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] a Bauddha sage (also Name of Mañju-ghoṣa or Mañju-śrī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vādirāj (वादिराज्):—[vādi-rāj] (ṭ) 5. m. A Jaina sage.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vadiraj in German

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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: Raj, Vadi, Vati.

Starts with: Vadiraja, Vadiraja pujyapada, Vadirajagulla, Vadirajapati, Vadirajashishya, Vadirajasvamin, Vadirajatirtha.

Full-text: Vadishvara, Vadindra.

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