Viryabodhyanga, Vīryabodhyaṅga, Virya-bodhyanga: 1 definition
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Viryabodhyanga 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiVīryabodhyaṅga (वीर्यबोध्यङ्ग) or “awakening of effort” is associated with Khagānanā and Virupākṣa, according to the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (kāya-vāka-citta), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Khagānanā and Virupākṣa:
Circle: vākacakra [=vākcakra?] (speech-wheel) (red);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Khagānanā;
Ḍāka (male consort): Virupākṣa;
Bīja: hiṃ;
Body-part: scrot./lab. [scrotum/labia?];
Pīṭha: Himālaya;
Bodily constituent: sīmanta (hair line);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): vīryabodhyaṅga (awakening of effort).
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: Virya, Bodhyanga.
Full-text: Him, Simanta, Himalaya, Virupaksha, Khaganana.
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