Dharmadhatuvajra, Dharmadhātuvajrā, Dharmadhātuvajra: 2 definitions

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Source: Wisdomlib Libary: Vajrayogini

Dharmadhātuvajrā (धर्मधातुवज्रा) is an alternative name of Padmajvālinī: a deity to be contemplated upon by a practicioner purifying his correspondences (viśuddhi), according to the 12th-century Abhisamayamañjarī. Padmajvālinī is alternatively known by the name Dharmadhātuvajrā, one of the traditional consorts of the Buddha and a mother of the yogatantra system. The contemplation is prescribed as a preliminary ritual for a yogin wishing to establish, or reestablish the union with a deity.

Dharmadhātuvajrā is associated with the element space and the color grey. She is to be visualised as holding tantric attributes in her six arms. She further has 3 faces in the colores grey, red and white.

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Dharmadhātuvajrā (धर्मधातुवज्रा) or Dharmadhātuvajrī is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Dharmadhātuvajra forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Hṛdayacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the hṛdayacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Dharmadhātuvajrā] and Vīras are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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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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