Vajratara, Vajratārā, Vajra-tara: 5 definitions
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Vajratara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVajratara (वज्रतर):—(von vajra) m. Bez. eines best. fest haftenden Mörtels (kalka) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 57, 7.]
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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Starts with: Vajrataramandala, Vajrataramantra.
Full-text: Mandaleya, Gandhatara, Dhupatara, Pushpatara, Dipatara, Vajrataramandala, Vajrataramantra, Vajrasphoti, Padmatara, Vishvatara, Vajraghanta, Shumbha, Vajrankushi, Vajrapashi, Dhanadatara, Sukhavati, Ushnishavijaya.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Vajratara, Vajratārā, Vajra-tara, Vajra-tārā; (plurals include: Vajrataras, Vajratārās, taras, tārās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 180-183 - Emanations of Ratnasambhava: Vajratārā and Puṣpatārā
Figure 194 - Goddesses of Direction (3): Vajrasphoṭā
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Scultures of Buddhist Goddesses (3): Vajratara < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
Bronze-icons < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 11.17 (Commentary) < [Chapter 11 (Text and Commentary)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 72 - Victory of Durgā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Prajnaparamita in Buddhist < [November-December 1931]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 29 - Sonam Gyatso (vi): Spiritual realization < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
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