The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Vajrasattva-Samvara
This chapter describes Vajrasattva-Samvara located on page 84 and contained in the collection "Mahaguhya Buddhas" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas [by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw]
From the above descriptions of five kinds of Samvara Sila and Avitikkama Sila, it could be inferred that, in essence, Patimokkha Samvara Sila means a group of mental factors (cetasikas) including volition and the three abstentions of non-greed (alobha), non-hate (adosa) and non-delusion (amoha): Sati Samvara means the mental factor of Sati, mindfulness (which is also accompanied by volition); Nana Samvara means the mental factor of wisdom (which is also accompanied by volition); Khanti Samvara means...
Read full contents: Notes (a): What Is Morality?
The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Samvara on the mule of Lhamo (Lhamo as sakti ?) PLATE XLVII a. Yama b. Yama c. Samvara d. Samvara (* 1) Table of J. Deniker. (* 2) Manjusri. (* 3) v. Vajrapani. (* 4) v. Kuvera. (* 5) v. Muhakala. (* 6) Illus. 63, Das Pantheon des Tschangtscha Hutuktu. (* 7) I am indebted to M. Deniker for various iconographic details in this study....
Read full contents: Chapter XI - The Yi-dam
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) [by George N. Roerich]
The teaching of the Samvara-Tantra has thus lasted for a long time. Tre bo mgon po studied well the four akhya tantras (bshad pa i rgyud) of the Samvara Cycle according to the method of mar do (mar pa do pa) with the great scholar rgya nam mkha . Idum ra sgang pa gnyan rdo rje seng ge heard (the Tantra) from him. He was pleased to bestow the teaching on snye mdo, the All-Knowing....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - Cakrasamvara
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