Vajrabandha, Vajra-bandha: 5 definitions
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Vajrabandha 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 Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstraVajrabandha (वज्रबन्ध) refers to a variety of adhiṣṭhāna, which is a pedestal or base of a structure, and a very important component in the art of construction (śilpa). Vajrabandha is mentioned in the Mānasāra (chapter 14).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 ADVajrabandha (वज्रबन्ध).—A type of adhiṣṭhāna (‘pedestal’);—Mānasāra makes a mention of the vajrabandha-adhiṣṭhāna (verses 14.125.130a). upāna, jagati, kumbha, vajrakumbha, dalapadmas, kapota, kaṇṭha and vajra-paṭṭa are the important mouldings of this plinth. This type of an adhiṣṭhāna basically is not dissimilar to the already described adhiṣṭhānas. The variation noticed in this plinth is the carving of kumbha, instead of kumuda, which is decorated with vajra fillets. The pattikd of this plinth is also decorated with vajrapaṭṭi.
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaVajrabandha (वज्रबन्ध) refers to “n. a mortar §§ 2.16; 5.3.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiVajrabandha (वज्रबन्ध) refers to the “vajra-bind”, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] 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.—Accordingly, “Beginning with the East, dark blue, dark green, red and yellow, Kākāsyā, Ulūkāsyā, Śvānāsyā, Śūkarāsyā, Yamadāhī, Yamadūtī, Yamadaṃṣṭrī, Yamamathanī, vajra-arise, vajra-bind (vajrabandha) Hūṃ!”.
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 AgricultureVajrabandha (वज्रबन्ध) refers to the “vajra-sealing”, [as taught by the Bhagavān in the ‘great heart called the Garuḍa-flame’], according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.
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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Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)
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