Vindhyakaumara, Vindhyākaumāra, Vindhya-kaumara: 1 definition

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Vindhyakaumara 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.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Vindhyākaumāra (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”.

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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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