Vajradakatantra, Vajradaka-tantra, Vajraḍākatantra: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Vajraḍākatantra (वज्रडाकतन्त्र) (abbr. Vajraḍāka) is a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasaṃvara (or Saṃvara) scriptural cycle, and is thought to have been compiled in the eastern area of the Indian subcontinent around the tenth century. The 12th chapter is a sadhana (sādhana or “perfect realization”) of Vajraḍāka (vajraḍākasyasādhana). More precisely, it is a manual of meditation to visualize a mandala (maṇḍala) consisting of the supreme deity named Vajraḍāka and his retainer deities.
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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Partial matches: Vajradaka, Tantra.
Full-text (+244): Vidyunmukhi, Dhatu, Kramani, Ambika, Vajrasattva, Putana, Prasannasya, Lokamatri, Sopara, Gajakarna, Camunda, Mahakarna, Hetuka, Agnivaktra, Romajangha, Karnamoti, Mahajangha, Mahameru, Mahalakshmi, Trijata.
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Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Part 3.1 - The Caritra and Devikota at Tsa-ri < [Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet]
Part 2.1 - Sa-skya-pa Criticisms < [Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet]
Part 3.4 - The “Third Devikota” at Tsa-'dra Rin-chen-brag < [Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet]
Mahayana Dharani and Theravada Paritta (study) (by Biswajit Sankar Bhattacharyya)
Part 14 - The Hevajra-tantra (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - A survey of the Mahāyāna Dhāraṇī Literature]
Bodies of Knowledge: Bodily Perfection in Tantric Buddhist Practice < [Volume 12, Issue 2 (2021)]