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Chinnamasta
(‘the headless’)
.
(‘the headless’)
.
A Tantric Hindu form of
Durg
. She is the fifth
mah
vidya
who represents the end of life, especially when a sacrificial victim is beheaded. The Buddhist Tantric equivalent is Vajrayogin
, who is also depicted iconographically without a head. She is of particular importance in
abhic
ra
(magic ritual) directed to the injury of enemies, or to other maleficent ends.
Durg
. She is the fifthmah
vidyawho represents the end of life, especially when a sacrificial victim is beheaded. The Buddhist Tantric equivalent is Vajrayogin
, who is also depicted iconographically without a head. She is of particular importance inabhic
ra(magic ritual) directed to the injury of enemies, or to other maleficent ends.
Chin-tan
Chinul
(1158–1210).
Reformer of S
n (Ch'an/
Zen
) and revitalizer of
Buddhism
in Korea during the Kory
period (935–1392). Chinul, known also as National Teacher, Puril Pojo (‘Universal Illuminator of Buddha-sun’), integrated the nine lineages (‘Nine Mountains’) of S
n Buddhism into the Chogye order and synthesized S
n and Hwa
m (Hua-yen) placing primacy upon the former.
Reformer of S
n (Ch'an/Zen
) and revitalizer of
Buddhism
in Korea during the Kory
period (935–1392). Chinul, known also as National Teacher, Puril Pojo (‘Universal Illuminator of Buddha-sun’), integrated the nine lineages (‘Nine Mountains’) of Sn Buddhism into the Chogye order and synthesized Sn and Hwam (Hua-yen) placing primacy upon the former.Other books
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