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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: Holy Sites in Buddhist Saṃvara Cycle

Vaṅgī (वङ्गी) refers to one of the sixty-four inner channels running through the nirmāṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Nirmāṇacakra is an inner circle of the shape of a lotus with sixty-four petals. This inner circle is visualized in one’s abdomen. The inner channels [viz., Vaṅgī] run through the petals of these inner circles.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vangi in India is the name of a plant defined with Solanum melongena in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solanum melongena var. depressum Baill. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1986)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1852)
· Cytologia (1986)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1962)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1974)
· Histoire Naturelle, Médicale et Économique des Solanum (1813)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vangi, for example health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vāṅgī (वांगी).—f (vṛntāka S) Brinjal or Egg-plant, Solanum melongena.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vamgibatu, Vamgibhatu, Vangimbhata, Vangipureshvarakarika, Vangiri, Vangisa, Vangisa Samyutta, Vangisa Sutta, Vangisa Vatthu, Vangiya, Vankicam, Vankican, Vankikkarai, Vankiyam.

Ends with (+32): Balavangi, Belavangi, Cankamvanki, Cantiravanki, Carvangi, Carvvangi, Charvangi, Charvvangi, Cinukkuvanki, Cuvanki, Devangi, Dhepavangi, Dorali Vangi, Hadavangi, Handavangi, Havangi, Jaavangi, Janagijavangi, Kharavangi, Khatvangin.

Full-text (+18): Vangem, Vamyangem, Vayangembhata, Vamyangi, Vamyangibhata, Dorali Vangi, Vankikkarai, Unhalavangi, Malevangi, Talvanki, Mankalattukil, Kaivayppu, Nancu-viliaravu, Tailamirakku, Amvanem, Palla, Tiruvanku, Tirapai, Mancatkottu, Aravatti.

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 1 - The Aḻagiyas from Nāthamuni to Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]

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