Vajrapasha, Vajrapāśa, Vajra-pasha: 3 definitions
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Vajrapasha 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.
The Sanskrit term Vajrapāśa can be transliterated into English as Vajrapasa or Vajrapasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: MañjuśrīnāmasaṃgītiVajrapāśa (वज्रपाश) is one of the four door guardians appearing in the Vajradhātu-mahāmaṇḍala, according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī v5.37. The Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī (literally, ‘an explanation of the nāma-mantras’) is a commentary (ṭīkā) on the 8th century Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti.
Vajrapāśa is a name of Mañjuśrī (the embodiement of non-dual knowledge) and, together with other names, forms the core essence of the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti. The Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī provides the practitioner a sādhana (‘meditative practice’) to turn these names into mantras. These mantras are chanted for the benefit of all beings, and then placed and contemplated in the Vajradhātu-mahāmaṇḍala, which is an extended version of the Vajradhātu-maṇḍala.
Source: Google Books: An Illustrated History of the MandalaVajrapāśa (वज्रपाश) refers to one of the four gatekeepers of the Vajradhātumaṇḍala and corresponds to Śabdavajra of the seventeen-deity maṇḍala, according to the Prajñāpāramitānayasūtra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha.—The seventeen-deity maṇḍala, representing the deification of the seventeen viśuddhipadas, corresponds to the great maṇḍala described in the Mahāsamayatattvavajra, which explains seventeen viśuddhipadas (twenty in the Chinese translation). [...] Iconographically, the four Bodhisattvas arranged in the four gates of the outer maṇḍala correspond to the four gatekeepers of the Vajradhātumaṇḍala—i.e., Śabdavajra corresponds to Vajrapāśa.
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiVajrapāśa (वज्रपाश) refers to the “vajra-noose” [i.e., oṃ vajra-pāśa hūṃ], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) 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.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pasha, Vajra, Paca.
Starts with: Vajrapashana.
Full-text: Pashamudra, Shabdavajra, Vishuddhipada, Krishnayamari, Mahakala.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)