sred med kyi bu

sred med kyi bu

An alternate name for Viṣṇu ({khyab 'jug}), which is also used for Brahmā and Kṛṣṇa. The Sanskrit is variously interpreted as "the path of human beings," and "the son of man." The Tibetan here is "the son of Nāra," with Nāra translated as "one without craving."

An alternate name for Viṣṇu. The Sanskrit is variously interpreted, including as "dwelling in water," but is most obviously "the path of human beings."

In Indian lore, incarnation of Viṣṇu, whose strength was legendary (see Abhidharmakośa VII, pp. 72-74).

In the ancient Indian tradition, the son of the first man; later seen as a powerful avatar of Viṣṇu, but also as the progenitor of Brahmā. In Buddhist texts, he figures in various ways including (as he does in most of this text) as a bodhisattva, while still one of the most powerful gods of the Realm of Form (as in 1.21).

Literally, "Child of No Craving." Name of Viṣṇu.

One of the ten incarnations of the Hindu deity Viṣṇu, embodying superhuman strength.

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