Jayabhadra, Jaya-bhadra: 1 definition
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Jayabhadra 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Vajrayana)Jayabhadra (जयभद्र) is the name of a commentator on the Laghuśaṃvara.—In chapter 38 of his Rgya gar chos ’byung (“History of Buddhism in India”), Tāranātha includes several commentators on the Laghuśaṃvara [e.g., Jayabhadra], among ten persons whom he holds to have occupied the office of chief Vajrācārya at Vikramaśīla in rapid unbroken succession.—Tāranātha’s claim that Jayabhadra preceded all the other commentators in his list gains support from the fact that Jayabhadra knew what is evidently the earlier of these two versions. It extends only to 50.19, ending with a passage on fire-sacrifices that may be performed if one wishes to subject another to one’s will (vaśyahoma).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhadra, Jaya.
Ends with: Vijayabhadra.
Full-text: Lilavajra, Shridhara, Bodhibhadra, Kamalarakshita, Krishnasamayavajra, Pancamudra.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)