Vidyadhara (Sanskrit: Vidyadhara; meaning 'Knowledge-holder','Awareness-Holder') is the word in Buddhist literature for a person having the great knowledge...

The term Nikāya Buddhism was coined by Masatoshi Nagatomifake as a non-derogatory substitute for Hinayana, meaning the early Buddhist schools. Examples...

(disambiguation) Arhat Bodhisattva Mahasiddha Vidyadhara (Buddhism) Muni Rishi Sadhu Saint Siddha Vidyadhara Wali Wisdom Wise old man Pierre Hadot (1998)...

Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the...

mantra by a qualified preceptor (which is said to be a lay dharmabhanaka, vidyadhara or mahasiddha) is an important requirement for practicing this mantra...

in the fall of 1978, during one of our translation sessions with the Vidyadhara, Larry Mermelstein engaged him in an interesting discussion about the...

founded in Barnet, Vermont by the Vidyadhara, (literally meaning “awareness holder;” a spiritual leader of Buddhism) Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Karmê Chöling...

bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism where many Buddhists aspire to be reborn. The term "Pure Land" is particular to East Asian Buddhism (Chinese: 淨土; pinyin:...

Tsogyal received the empowerment to practice Zhitro from a wisdom being, a vidyādhara: After succeeding in a variety of feats, including beheading a tiger,...

to have been born in the 6th century BC in a family belonging to the Vidyādhara clan. He is believed to have been initiated by Keśiśramanācharya, the...

attainment of vidyādhara (Chinese: 仙, 仚; pinyin: xiān) status. These practices have been largely ignored after the early period of Tibetan Buddhism and Tangmi...

towards the end of the 10th century. After the death of the Chandela king Vidyadhara in 1035 CE, the Chandela kingdom was weakened by repeated Muslim Ghaznavid...

capacities of different beings and entrusts them to "knowledge holders" (vidyadharas), the chief of which is Dorjé Chörap, who gives them to Vajrasattva and...

In Buddhism, Bhūmi (Sanskrit: भूमि 'foundation', Chinese: 地 'ground' ) is the 32nd and 33rd place (10th and 11th in simple count) on the outgoing's process...

literature. Some of these compendia may have been alternatively referred to as Vidyādhara-piṭaka ("Sorcerer's Basket") and served as inspiration for other surviving...

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm (Sanskrit: garbhakoṣadhātu, Traditional Chinese: 胎蔵界; Pinyin: Tāizāngjiè; Rōmaji: taizōkai) is the metaphysical space...

learned to convert herself into a look-alike of Kayashandikai – the wife of Vidyadhara. She escapes the prince's pursuit. Canto XIX Manimekalai in her new appearance...

its larger neighbour, is located inside the artificial cave named the Vidyadhara Guha. The cave was created by carving 4.5 feet (1.4 m) into the rock,...

It is here, at the cave, that Mandarava and Padmasambhava attained the Vidyadhara of longevity (or long life). [citation needed] Hindus from India come...

head of the Karma Kagyu school, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Thaye Dorje are the persisting claimants to that...

maintained a collection of scriptures focused on magical practices, called the Vidyādhara Piṭaka (Wizardry Collection) which included various types of rituals and...

recover his seals of office, once the Karmapa had agreed to empower him as Vidyādhara, a Holder of the Karma Kagyü Lineage. For about the decade 1970 onwards...

(Hinduism) Rishabhanatha Pravaras Sramana Apaurusheyatva Yogi / Yogini Kavi Vidyadhara Weizza Xian Hartmut Scharfe (2002), Handbook of Oriental Studies, BRILL...

In the 6th century CE, Bhāvaviveka speaks of the Siddhārthikas using a Vidyādhāra Piṭaka, and the Pūrvaśailas and Aparaśailas both using a Bodhisattva Piṭaka...

frequent Kubera's court, which is attended by semi-divine beings like the vidyadharas; kimpurushas; rakshasas; pishachas; as well as Padma and Shankha; personified...

a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Folk Islam. They reside on Earth but possess supernatural...

to Vajrayana and Indian Buddhism. Padmasambhava later came to be viewed as a central figure in the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet. Starting from around...

written by Vimalasuri, mentions Hanuman not as a divine monkey, but as a Vidyadhara (a supernatural being, demigod in Jain cosmology). He is the son of Pavangati...

and as buddhavacana ("Buddha word") in certain communities of Mahāyāna Buddhism. They are largely preserved in Sanskrit manuscripts, and translations in...

also tülku, trulku) is a distinctive and significant aspect of Tibetan Buddhism, embodying the concept of enlightened beings taking corporeal forms to...