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2. Mangala sutra - Wikipedia

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   It is usually a necklace with black beads strung from a black or yellow thread prepared with turmeric. Sometimes gold, white or red beads are also added to the mangala sutra, depending on regional variation. The necklace serves as a visual marker of marital status. [2] The tying of the mangala sutra is a common practice in India, Sri Lanka, and ...

3. Mandala Tattoos Explained: Meaning, Design Ideas, And ... - AOL

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   The Meaning Behind Mandala Tattoos. Mandala is the Sanskrit word for “circle” and a decorative illustration representing elevated thought and more profound meaning (per World History ...

4. Womb Realm - Wikipedia

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   The Womb Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Diamond Realm (vajradhātu) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms. This mandala, along with the Diamond Realm, form the core of Chinese Tangmi and Japanese Tendai and Shingon Buddhist rituals, including abhisheka "initiation". In this ritual, new initiates are ...

5. Mandala - Wikipedia

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   Mandala of Buddhas is the mandala consisting of nine major Buddhas of the past and the present Gautama Buddha occupying the ten directions. Mandala of Eight Devis includes the eight Devis occupying and protecting the eight corners of the Universe. In Sigālovāda Sutta, Buddha describes the relationships of a common lay persons in Mandala style.

6. Vajrayogini - Wikipedia

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   Each aspect of Vajrayoginī's form and mandala is designed to convey a spiritual meaning. For example, her brilliant red-colored body symbolizes the blazing of her tummo ( candali ) or "inner fire" of spiritual transformation as well as life force ( Shakti ), blood of birth and menstrual blood. [ 9 ]

7. Diamond Realm - Wikipedia

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   The Diamond Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Womb Realm (garbhakoṣadhātu) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms. This mandala, along with the Womb Realm, form the core of Chinese Tangmi and Japanese Shingon rituals, including the initiation or abhiṣeka ritual. In this ritual, new initiates are ...

8. Bali-og - Wikipedia

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   The wearing of beadwork among the various Manobo tribes is culturally very important. The number, colors, and patterns vary by tribe and by status. The largest type of bali-og is a women's necklace known as ginibang. Its name means "monitor lizard" due to the resemblance of the patterns to monitor lizard scales. [1] [2] [3]

9. Guhyagarbha tantra - Wikipedia

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   The Guhyagarbha Tantra (Skt.; Tib. རྒྱུད་གསང་བ་སྙིང་པོ་, Gyü Sangwé Nyingpo; Wyl.rgyud gsang ba'i snying po, "The Tantra of the Secret Essence" or the "Secret Womb Tantra") is the most important Buddhist tantra of the Mahayoga class and the primary tantric text studied in the Nyingma tradition. [1]