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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Hetuvajra (हेतुवज्र) refers to the “causal vajra”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...]  From the causal Vajra (hetuvajra), [a maṇḍala] is developed, [which] consists of the five hundred and four and so on. The wheel of maṇḍala completely manifests by ceaselessly singing voices: ‘O Lord, though people invite [you] to feast every day, why do you remain in emptiness? Please arise, O Lord, the compassionate one, for me! Please love [me]. O you Great Pleasure, Vajra-holder! [...]”.

Note: It is possible to interpret that the causal Vajra (hetuvajra) means the Causal Vajra-holder (hetuvajradhara, the Ḍākārṇava , 15.17-18). According to the Bohitā (D 1419, 136 v 2–v 3), the Causal Vajra-holder is transformed into a fluid drop with his female consort. The Ratnapadmarāganidhi (D 1516, 6 v 1–v 7) expounds this meditation: after Causal Heruka (Vajra-holder) and his female consort have been melted and become a fluid drop, a five-pronged vajra appears from it; then, it is transformed into the maṇḍala. This suggests that the causal vajra means the five-pronged vajra, from which the maṇḍala is developed.

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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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Partial matches: Vajra, Hetu.

Starts with: Hetuvajradhara.

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