Vimalamitra: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismVimalamitra, an 8th century Indian Dzogchen adept. According to tradition, he was born in Western India. Vimalamitra received the transmission of Dzogchen from Shri Singha and Jnanasutra. He was also a student of Buddhaguhya. He was invited to Tibet by emissaries of King Trisong Detsen where he established himself as a teacher and translator of Dzogchen texts. Vimalamitra eliminated all delusion, thereby gaining complete realization (rainbow body).
etymology: Vimalamitra (in Sanskrit) (Chinese: 無垢友 (pinyin: Wúgòuyǒu); Tibetan: དྲི་མེད་བཤེས་གཉེན་ (Drime Shenyen, Wylie: Dri-med Bshes-gnyen));
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimalamitra (विमलमित्र):—[=vi-mala-mitra] [from vi-mala] m. Name of a scholar, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mitra, Vimala.
Full-text: Trisong Detsen, Buddhaguhya, Nyingma, Jigme Lingpa.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
7. The Indian historical tradition of the Guhyagarbhatattvaviniścayamahātantra < [Introduction]
8. Appearance and Translation of the Māyājāla Cycle in Tibet < [Introduction]
4b. Tantra-texts of the Māyājāla cycle < [Introduction]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 6 - Instruction Section < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (vi): rang byung rdo rje (Karmapa III) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (vii): rol pa'i rdo rje (Karmapa IV) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1a - Meditating in the style of being born from an egg < [B. The explanation of meditation practice, together with its action of ripening and freeing]
Part 4a.2 - Meditating on the mandala < [B. The explanation of meditation practice, together with its action of ripening and freeing]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 10 - Country of Mo-ti-pu-lo (Matipura) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 151-153 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Translator’s Introduction < [Introduction Text]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 10 - Lamaism in Tibet < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]