The Sanskrit terms Vaśadhārin and Vaśadhārī can be transliterated into English as Vasadharin or Vashadharin or Vasadhari or Vashadhari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Vaśadhārin (वशधारिन्) (Cf. Vaśadhāriṇī) refers to “one holding power (over the three worlds)”, according to the Vāruṇī Pūjā [i.e., Varuni 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.—Accordingly, “Various flavors and colors indeed, together with a passionate vajra, Eighteen arms divine, the coming together of the seed letter Trāṃ, A goddess gushing various flavors, having power over the three worlds (trailokya-vaśadhāriṇī), Young adolescent loveliness, a beautiful goddess with three eyes, Thus known as a passionate vajrī, observe great passionate love, The rite of Vāruṇī, completely purifies great passion”.

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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.

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Partial matches: Dharin, Vasa, Vaca, Tari.

Starts with: Vashadharini.

Full-text: Vashadharini.

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