The Sanskrit term Vajrāśani can be transliterated into English as Vajrasani or Vajrashani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Vajrāsanī (वज्रासनी) is the name of Dūtī (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrapāṇi) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Vajrāsanī).

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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

Vajrāśani (वज्राशनि) refers to a “vajra-thunderbolt” (according to the Jvalitavajrāśanituṇḍā-dhāraṇī) [i.e., namo vajrāśanijvalitaraudrāṭṭahāsāya], 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.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vajrāśani (वज्राशनि).—the thunderbolt of Indra; वज्राशनिसम- स्पर्शा अर्जुनेन शरा युधि (vajrāśanisama- sparśā arjunena śarā yudhi) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.119.6

Derivable forms: vajrāśaniḥ (वज्राशनिः).

Vajrāśani is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and aśani (अशनि).

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

Vajrāśani (वज्राशनि).—m.

(-niḥ) Indra'S thunder-bolt.

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

Vajrāśani (वज्राशनि):—[from vajra > vaj] mfn. Indra’s th°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vajrāśani (वज्राशनि):—[vajrā+śani] (niḥ) 2. m. Indra's thunderbolt.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vajrashani 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: Asani, Vajra, Acani.

Starts with: Vajrashaninipata, Vajrashanisamasvana, Vajrashanivibhushita.

Full-text: Vajrashanivibhushita, Vajrashaninipata, Vajrashanisamasvana, Vacciracani.

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