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Abhiseka - ANSWER Coronation
Translates to 'anointing or sprinkling'
Six uses:
1. Rite of coronation
2. Ritual of renewal
3. Metaphor signifying recognition
4. Ritual of purification
5. Ritual of consecration
6. Rite of bathing images
Coronated individuals become an authority and embodied overlords of
divinity
Four main types of consecration: master, secret, prajn, and fourth
Amoghavajra - ANSWER Famous Indian Buddhist monk and disciple of
Vajrabodhi who arrived in China in 720 to help transmit the esoteric
teachings
-Often thought to be the founder of Esoteric Buddhism in China
-translated a great number of texts, the first to transmit the complete
Diamond Pinnacle Scripture to china
Bhairava - ANSWER A deity and Siddha divinity
2 birth stories:
1. Bhairavas are manifestations of the middle part of the Sarabha body
of Shiva, the Sarabah being a mythic eight-legged beast (p.211)
1. Bhairava and Vetala (brothers) are both monkey-faced sons of Shiva
and are possessed of ghostly essence. Animal-headed divinities are
frequently indicative of tribal origins.
Bodhisattvayāna - ANSWER The vehicle of the Boddhisattvas
, An alternative designation for the Mahayana or 'great vehicle,' it is the
way, means or methods by which Bodhisaattvas pursue their religious
career
Compendium of Principles (Sarvatathāgata-tattvasaṃgraha) - ANSWER
A very important text that describes the production of the first mandala
shortly after Vairocana has become Buddha (almost immediately after
he himself became consecrated
Dharani - ANSWER a sacred Sanskrit phrase of great efficacy, used as
a verbal protective device or talisman and as a support or instrument for
concentration. The dharani is a short summary of the essential doctrine
contained in a much longer sacred text and serves as an aid to its
retention. Properly recited, the dharani conveys the same merit as
reading the entire work.
A sanskrit term for a type of ritual speech similar to a mantra
- Derives from a sanskrit root meaning "to hold or maintain"
- mnemonic device
-directions for the ceremonial enactments of incantations, ritual chanting,
but also hearing, reading and writing of spells.
To ease the suffering of all humans and gods who protect Buddhism,
ensures political tranquility, brings seasonable weather, and makes
immediate progress towards the ultimate goals and wisdom.
Contributing factor for the rise of of Buddhist Tantrism in India.
Dialectical Image - ANSWER Tantra can be understood as a unique
example of a dialectical image (to borrow Walter Benjamin's phrase)
-As a constellation saturation with tension, the dialectical image brings
together past and present, ancient myth and contemporary meaning in a
single, highly charged, symbolic form.
-In contrast to the romantic notion of the "symbol" which is imagined as a
coherent cipher of some hidden meaning, the dialectical image is a
powerful juxtaposition of conflicting and contradicting elements
-The image of tantra is a juxtaposition of conflicting forces which brings
together sex and spirituality, hedonism and transcendence, the profane
and the sacred, even consumer capitalism and mystical ecstasy, in a
variety of shifting configurations
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