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Vajrasattva : Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
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(‘Vajra-being’) Revered in Nepal as the sixth → Dhyāni-Buddha. In much Tantric ritual he is regarded as a mystic Buddha. The second half of the night is allotted to him, and his season is autumn. He is portrayed balancing a vajra...
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Vajrasattva : Buddhist Terms
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The Diamond Being or Essence. One of the many titles given to Ādi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha-wisdom in the Tibetan Schools of...
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Vajra : Buddhist Terms
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Tib. Dorje. The thunderbolt symbol used in art and magic of Tibet as representing the force of adamantine Truth. (See...
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Dorje : Buddhist Terms
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The thunderbolt symbol used in art and ritual magic in...
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Vajra Information
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Vajra (Devanagari: वज्र) is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond and is a ritual tool or spiritual implement which is symbolically important to both Buddhism and Hinduism, but is particularly important in Buddhism. The equivalent...
 


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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Vajra Brother, Vajra Sister: Renunciation, Individualism And The Household In Tibetan Buddhist Monasticism.
03/01/2000: 9,289 words, approx. 31 pages
This article challenges two connected notions in the study of Tibetan Buddhism: that Buddhist monasticism is characterized by a pronounced move towards individualism, systematically detaching monks from relational social life; and that Tibetan Buddhist doctrines of karma represent an alternative mode of identity...
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Vajra Sky Over Tibet
09/28/2006: 278 words, approx. 1 pages
Vajra Sky Over Tibet dir. John Bush Of all the critiques that can be aimed at a documentarian, lack of enthusiasm is potentially the most damning. Maintain too much distance from your material, no matter how inherently fascinating, and you run the...
 


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