Analarka, Analārka: 1 definition
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Analarka 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyAnalārka (अनलार्क) is another name for Vighnāntaka: one of the ten deities of the quarters (Dikpāla) presiding over the north , commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is green; he has three faces and six arms.—The fourth deity in the series is Vighnāntaka who is already well-known [...]. Vighnāntaka as the lord of the North. [...] In the vajrahūṃkāra-maṇḍala his second name is Analārka.
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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Ends with: Jvalanalarka, Vajrajvalanalarka.
Full-text: Vighnantaka.
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