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
Dhrtarastra
This chapter describes Dhrtarastra located on page 662 and contained in the collection "Protective Deities: Various Dharmapalas" 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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Buddhacarita [by Charles Willemen]
See also Law. dhyana: Meditation; a state of meditative concentration and absorption, also referred to as a trance. four great kings: Acording to Buddhist cosmology, the guardian gods of the four directions, the kings of the four great continents surrounding Mount Sumeru: 1) Dhrita rashtra in the east; 2) Virudhaka in the south; 3) Virupaksha in the west; and 4) Vaishravana in the north....
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
” (* 6) In the Divyavadana, p. 232, the merchants invoked Shiva, Varuna, Kuvera, Mahendra, Upendra; in the Mahavastu, p. 245, Shiva, Vaishravana, Skandha, Varuna, Yama, Dhritarashtra, Virudhaka, Virupaksha, Indra, Brahma, Samudradevata; in the Hien yu king, some invoke the Buddha, the Dharma and the Samgha, others call upon the deities of the mountains and rivers, their parents, their wives and children, their brothers [as in the legend of Purna] and their servants. (* 7) The Tsa p’i yu king says: “The...
Read full contents: Bodhisattva quality 26: concentration commemorating the Buddhas
The Mahavastu (great story) [by J. J. Jones]
Pushpaketu, Vajrasamghata, Dridhahanu, Dridhasandhi, Atyuccagamin, Vigatashatru, Citramala, Urdhvasadhni, Gunagupta, Rishigupta, Pralambabahu, Rishideva, Sunetra, Sagaradharapurusha, Sulocana, Ajitacakra, Unnata, Ajitapushyala, Purasha, Mangalya, Subhuja, Simhatejas, Triptavasantagandha, Avadyaparamabuddhi, Nakshatraraja, Bahurashtra, Aryaksha, Sugupti, Prakashavarna, Samriddharashtra, Kirtaniya, Dridhashakti, Harshadatta, Yashadatta, Nagabahu, Vigatarenu, Shantarenu, Danapraguru, Udattavarna, (138) Balabahu, Amitaujas, Dhritarashtra...
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