Vindhyakaumara, Vindhyākaumāra, Vindhya-kaumara: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesVindhyākaumāra (विन्ध्याकौमार) or Vindhyākaumārapaurikā is the name of a holy site similar to Vṛndākaumāriparvaka, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Vṛndākaumāri-parvaka (Tibetan: tshogs can gzhon nu'i ri) is derived from Vindhyākaumāra-paurikā (a holy site’s name) in the Hevajra. In manuscript C of the Ḍākārṇava, it is Vṛndakaumāri-parvata (an emendation of Vṛndākaumāri-parvaka), meaning “a mountain [where there is] a flock of maidens”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kaumara, Vindhya.
Starts with: Vindhyakaumarapaurika.
Full-text: Paurika, Vrindakaumari.
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