Vajraraga, Vajrarāga: 2 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: MañjuśrīnāmasaṃgītiVajrarāga (वज्रराग) is one of the sixteen samādhi deities appearing in the Vajradhātu-mahāmaṇḍala, according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī v5.32-35. The Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī (literally, ‘an explanation of the nāma-mantras’) is a commentary (ṭīkā) on the 8th century Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti.
Vajrarāga is a name of Mañjuśrī (the embodiement of non-dual knowledge) and, together with other names, forms the core essence of the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti. The Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī provides the practitioner a sādhana (‘meditative practice’) to turn these names into mantras. These mantras are chanted for the benefit of all beings, and then placed and contemplated in the Vajradhātu-mahāmaṇḍala, which is an extended version of the Vajradhātu-maṇḍala.
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyVajrarāga (वज्रराग) refers to one of the various forms of Mañjuśrī having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Colour is white; his Mudrā is the samādhi; his Āsana is the vajraparyaṅka.—Vajrarāga Mañjuśrī is also known by the two names of Vāk and Amitābha Mañjuśrī showing his allegiance to the Dhyāni Buddha Amitābha of red colour.
The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Vajrarāga is described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:
“The worshipper should think himself as Mañjuśrī Bhaṭṭāraka who is two-armed and one-faced and has white colour. His two hands are joined in forming the Samādhi-mudrā. He is decked in all princely ornaments, wears the five pieces of monkish garments... thus meditating... he should think of the figure of Buddha Amitābha on the adamantine tongue.. ‘Oṃ Vakyedaṃ namaḥ’ is the Mantra for muttering”.
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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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
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