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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Vyāghrāsyā (व्याघ्रास्या) is another name for Vyāghramukhī—one of the “Fifty-eight Wrathful Deities” (Tibetan: khro bo lha nga brgyad) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.—They feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., Vyāghrāsyā] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth. Vyāghramukhī is also known as Vyāghramukhā, Vyāghrāsyā, Vyāghravaktrā and is part of the “eight tramen”. She is also known in Tibetan as (1) stag gdong ma (2) byA kri mu kha.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyāghrāsya (व्याघ्रास्य).—a cat.

Derivable forms: vyāghrāsyaḥ (व्याघ्रास्यः).

Vyāghrāsya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyāghra and āsya (आस्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyāghrāsya (व्याघ्रास्य).—m.

(-syaḥ) A cat. E. vyāghra a tiger, and āsya the face.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vyāghrāsya (व्याघ्रास्य):—[from vyāghra > vyā-ghrā] n. the mouth or face of a tiger, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. tiger-faced, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. a cat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Vyāghrāsyā (व्याघ्रास्या):—[from vyāghrāsya > vyāghra > vyā-ghrā] f. (with Buddhists) Name of a goddess, [Kālacakra] (cf. vyāgkra-vaktrā).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyāghrāsya (व्याघ्रास्य):—[vyāghrā+sya] (syaḥ) 1. m. A cat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vyaghrasya in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Vyaghra, Asya.

Full-text: Vyaghravaktra, Vyaghramukhi, byA kri mu kha, Vyaghramukha, Stag gdong ma.

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