Vetalasadhananirdesha, Vetālasādhananirdeśa, Vetalasadhana-nirdesha: 1 definition

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Vetalasadhananirdesha 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 Vetālasādhananirdeśa can be transliterated into English as Vetalasadhananirdesa or Vetalasadhananirdesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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Source: De Gruyter: A Fragment of the Vajrāmṛtamahātantra

Vetālasādhananirdeśa (वेतालसाधननिर्देश) is another name for Vetālasādhana: the tenth chapter of the Vajrāmṛtatantra or Vajrāmṛtamahātantra: one of the main and earliest Buddhist Yoginītantras, probably datable to between the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century.

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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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