Ānandagarbha
Ānandagarbha was a 9th-century Indian Buddhist tantric master notable for authoring numerous works including the Sarvavajrodayā and the Vajrajvālodayā. As per Tibetan sources, 25 works are attributed to him a few of which have survived in Sanskrit.[1][2][3]
The Tibetan historian and monk, Taranatha noted that he was born into a Vaishya family in Magadha and associated with the Vikramashila monastery which was patronized by the Pala Empire. He was ordained in the Mahāsāṃghika school of thought within Mahayana Buddhism.[4][5] 21 works in the Tengyur have been attributed to Anandagarbha.
The Vajrajvālodayā[edit]
The Vajrajvālodayā is a Sādhanā manual aimed towards the tantric deity Heruka and his mandala and consists of 17 palm leafs. The work has so far remained unpublished however parts of it have been transcribed and translated into English. Structurally, the work is similar to other ritual manuals like the Tattvasamgraha with the use of the same mudras and mantras.[1] The Vajrajvālodayā was not translated into Tibetan,[6] however, its Sanskrit manuscript was not found in India but in Samye, Tibet.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ijuin, Shiori (2018). "A Summary of the First Half of Ānandagarbha's Vajrajvālodayā". Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies. 66: 153–157.
- ^ Acri, Andrea (2016). Esoteric Buddhism in Mediaeval Maritime Asia: Networks of Masters, Texts, Icons. ISEAS Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-9814695084.
- ^ Scheurleer, Pauline; Klokke, Marijke (1988). Ancient Indonesian Bronzes A Catalogue of the Exhibition in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with a General Introduction. Brill. p. 35. ISBN 9789004088207.
- ^ Chattopadhyaya, Alaka; Chimpa, Lama; Chattopadhyaya, Debiprasad (2018). Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 285. ISBN 9788120834705.
- ^ Skorupski, Tadeusz (1983). The Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra Elimination of All Evil Destinies : Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 64. ISBN 9780895815729.
- ^ Szántó, Peter-Daniel & Arlo Griffiths, "Sarvabuddhasamāyogaḍākinījālaśaṃvara", In Brill Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Vol. I Literature and Languages, (Leiden: Brill 2015): 368.
- ^ Roerich, George N. The Blue Annals. Calcutta: Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1949: 352.