The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Krsna-Taksad
This chapter describes Krsna-Taksad located on page 624 and contained in the collection "Protective Deities: Mahakala (21 Manifestations)" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
According to the Tibetan historians, Nagarjuna may have spent the last of his life in the land of Andhra, of the Teluga language, between the Godavari and the lower Krishna. The region abounds in sites made famous by archeology: Dhanyakataka, ancient capital on the lower Krishna, corresponding to the actual Dharanikot, in the district of Guntur, one mile west of the site of Amaravati; upstream and on the same south bank of the Krishna, Goli and Nagarjunikonda; in the north-west, Jaggayyapeta....
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The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā [by Dharmachakra Translation Committee]
padau shira C; padau shirah Es (* 38) cordhvagata] C, G; cordhvagato Es (* 39) durage] Es; durake C, G (* 40) shrotra°] C; sautra° Es; shrotrah° G (* 41) vasudhatalam ikshitavyam] C, G; vasudhatalashikshitavyam Es (* 42) chucchundarika°] Es; chuchundarika° C, G (* 43) °kalile] C; °kalilena G; °kalite Es (* 44) tenabhyaktah] C, G; tenabhyastah Es (* 45) prayati] Es; yati (hypometrical) C, G (* 46) °krishna°] C, G; °krishna Es (* 47) °nishpannapadukam] C; °...
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Maha Kassapa [by Hellmuth Hecker]
This process is called in the text as the ‘entry of Krishna in ones own mind’ (Krishnasya svadhishtana pravesha). This chapter thus shows that invocation of Mahanarsimha mantra in ones own self, as a step in yoga practice followed by the Krishna mantra, as a part of Bhairava worship. It is well known that Bengal is the abode of Kali worship, and Krishna caitanya movement....
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