Aishvaryavajra, Aiśvaryavajra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Aiśvaryavajra can be transliterated into English as Aisvaryavajra or Aishvaryavajra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdomlib Libary: VajrayoginiAiśvaryavajra (ऐश्वर्यवज्र) is an alterantive name of Samantabhadra: a deity to be contemplated upon by a practicioner purifying his correspondences (viśuddhi), according to the 12th-century Abhisamayamañjarī. Samantabhadra is alternatively known by the name Aiśvaryavajra because he bestows all powers. The contemplation is prescribed as a preliminary ritual for a yogin wishing to establish, or reestablish the union with a deity.
Aiśvaryavajra is associated with all the sense fields and the color pure white. He is to be visualised as holding an attribute in his right hand and a bell in his left. The deities of the sense organs and fields are the esoteric equivalents of the deities associated with the skandhas.
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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