Vajrakila, Vajra-kila, Vajrakīla: 6 definitions
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Vajrakila 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
The five Buddha Herukas are empowered by Vajrakīla Heruka, who signifies the demonstration of the Will or Power that masters all attributes of the lowers centres and their incorporation into the Head lotus.
Vajrakīla (वज्रकील) [=vajrakīlaya?] refers to the “vajra-stake” [i.e., oṃ hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ vajrakīlaya vajradhara ājñāpayati], according to the Guru-maṇḍala-arcana [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]” 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.
Vajrakīla (वज्रकील) refers to the “adamantine stake”, 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 explaining the body circle (kāyacakra)]: “[...] Oṃ, gha, gha, slay, slay all evils! PhaṭStake, stake all siners! Phaṭ Hūṃ hūm hūṃ. O Adamantine Stake! O Vajra-holder! Command! Stake the body, speech, and mind adamantine of all obstacle demons! Hūṃ phaṭ—The staking mantra. Oṃ, O Adamantine Hammer! O Adamantine Stake (vajrakīla)! Strike! [vajrakīlākoṭaya] Hūṃ phaṭ—the hammering mantra. [...]”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Vajrakīla (वज्रकील).—a thunderbolt, an admantine shaft; जीवितं वज्रकीलम् (jīvitaṃ vajrakīlam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.37; cf. Uttararāmacarita 1.47.
Derivable forms: vajrakīlaḥ (वज्रकीलः).
Vajrakīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and kīla (कील).
Vajrakīla (वज्रकील).—[masculine] thunderbolt; [denominative] kīlāy.
Vajrakīla (वज्रकील):—[=vajra-kīla] [from vajra > vaj] m. a thunderbolt, [Mahāvīra-caritra]
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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The Khadira Wedges and Architectural Lore < [Volume 15, Issue 6 (2024)]
Deity Citadels: Sacred Sites of Bio-Cultural Resistance and Resilience in Bhutan < [Volume 10, Issue 4 (2019)]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (xx): from shAk 'bum pa to ‘gos lo tsA ba < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (vi): The three sons of dpyan snga dpal chen < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (i): The monk of rog < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.3b - Karuṇa Rasa (The pathetic sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 20.3 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
9. The bka'-ma lineage < [Introduction]
Text 11.11 (Commentary) < [Chapter 11 (Text and Commentary)]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Part 27 - Guide to Yanglesho < [A Buddhist Guide to the Power Places of the Kathmandu Valley]
Jamyang Khyentse's Brief Discourse on the Essence of All the Ways < [Volume 5, Number 3 (1977)]
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Kāpālika implements in the formalization of Buddhist Mahāyoga Tantra < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]
Skulls (Thöpa or “thod pa”) and Tantric practice < [Chapter 4 - Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects: A technical study]