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'''Akshobhya''', the Immutable; one of the five Buddhas ([[rgyal ba rigs lnga]]), lord of the [[vajra family]]; his [[sambhogakaya]] form is [[Vajrasattva]] [RY]
([[bskal pa]], Skt. [[Kalpa]]).


immutable/ unshakeable/ unmoving [RB]  
Aeon ([[bskal pa]])
*A period of cosmic or cyclical time (Skt. [[kalpa]]) comprising fourteen secondary cycles (Skt. [[manvantara]]), each of which lasts 306,720,000 years. Each secondary cycle is said to contain seventy-one “great ages” (Skt. [[mahāyuga]]), and each of these is further subdivided into four ages (Skt. [[caturyuga]]) which are of decreasing duration, and known respectively as the Perfect Age ([[Krtayuga]]), the Third Age ([[Tretāyuga]]), the Second Age ([[Dvāparayuga]]), and the Black or Degenerate Age ([[Kaliyuga]]). Since these four ages represent a gradual decline in meritorious activities, special meditative practices and spiritual antidotes are associated with each in turn. Specifically, the Perfect Age is most suited to the practice of the Kriyātantra; the Third Age to that of the Caryātantra; the Second Age to that of the Yogatantra; and the Black or Degenerate Age to that of the Unsurpassed Yogatantra. For a general discussion of Buddhist cosmology, see R. Kloetzli, Buddhist Cosmology, and A.L. Basham, The Wonder That Was India, pp. 320-1. For the relationship between the four ages and spiritual practice, see NSTB, p. 268. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])


Akshobhya [one of the five Dhyani-buddhas, his [[sambhogakaya]] form is [[Vajrasattva]] [IW]  
*1) World-age, period, cosmic cycle. 2) Cosmic period. 3) There are small aeons, intermediate aeons and big aeons. An intermediate aeon consists of two small aeons, and a big aeon consists of 80 intermediate aeons. 4) Aeon of Strife ([[rtsod dus]]) [RY]<br>


1) Akshobhya; 2) unmoved, unshaken) [IW]  
*Aeon,– [[bskal pa]], Skt. [[kalpa]], world age, cosmic cycle. A [[great kalpa]] corresponds to a cycle of formation and destruction of a universe, and is divided into [[eighty intermediate kalpas]]. An [[intermediate kalpa]] is composed of one [[small kalpa]] during which lifespan etc. increases and one small kalpa during which it decreases. [AJP] from The Great Image ISBN 1-59030-069-6


unmoved, most steady, unshaken, urine, large number [JV]
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*syn: [mi 'khrugs pa]]
 
==Occurrences==
[[kye rdor gyi grub thabs kyi yan lag drug]] - the six branches of the [[Hevajra]] sadhana. one for each of the five buddhas and for [[Vajrasattva]]. The six-limbed practice of vajra. 1) {[[gzhal yas khang bskyed pa rnam snang gi yan lag]]}. generation of celestial abode in connection with [[Vairochana]]. 2) {[[dbang bskur ba mi bskyod pa'i yan lag]]}. bestowing initiation in connection with Akshobhya}. 3) {[[bdud rtsi myang ba 'od dpag med pa'i yan lag]]}. experiencing the nectar in connection with [[Amitabha]]. 4) {[[bstod pa rin 'byung gi yan lag]]}. praising in connection with [[Ratnasambhava]]. 5) {[[mchod pa don yod grub ba'i yan lag]]}. making offering in connection with [[Amoghasiddhi]]. 6) {[[rjes chags rdor sems gyi yan lag]]}. confession in connection with Vajrasattva [RY]
 
[[bka' gdams lha bzhi]] - four deities of the [[Kadampa]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Shakyamuni]], [[Achala]] (Akshobhya), [[Avalokiteshvara]], [[Tara]] {[[mi gyo ba]]}, {[[sgrol ma]]}, {[[spyan ras gzigs]]}, {[[sha kya thub pa]]} [IW]
 
[[bka' gdams lha bzhi]] - four deities, worshipped by the [[Kadampa]] sect: a) [[Shakyamuni]]. b) [[Avalokiteshvara]]. c) Akshobhya. d) [[Tara]]; four deities of the Kadampa. 1) [[Shakyamuni]]. 2) [[Achala]] [Akshobhya]. 3) [[Avalokiteshvara]]. 4) Tara. 1) {[[mi g.yo ba]]}. 2) {[[sgril ma]]}. 3) {[[spyan ras gzigs]]}. 4) {[[sha kya thub pa]]} [RY]
 
[['khrugs pa med pa]] - Akshobhya or "Imperturbable" [n. of one of the five buddhas], agitated, disturbed [RY]


[[mgon po rigs lnga]] - lords of the five families {Akshobhya, ratnasambhava, amitabha, amogasiddhi} [IW]
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[[rgyal ba rigs lnga]] - Five male buddhas. The five families or aspects of jinas / victorious ones; [[Vairochana]], Akshobhya, [[Ratnasambhava]], [[Amitabha]] and [[Amoghasiddhi]] [RY]
 
[[ngo bo]] - [[mi bskyod kyi ngo bo]] - embodiment of Akshobhya [RY]
 
[[mngon dga']] - 1) [[Abhirati]], profound joy, the Buddhafield of Akshobhya. 2) realm of True Joy, to take delight / pleasure in. Syn {[[mngon par dga' ba]]} [RY]
 
[[mngon par dga' ba]] - 1) [[Abhirati]], [[Manifest Joy]], [[Ngönpar Gawa]], [[realm of True Joy]]; eastern buddha field of Akshobhya / Vajrasattva, 2) higher joy, true joy, manifest joy, sheer delight. 3) love for, clinging to [RY]
 
[[bcom ldan rgyal ba rigs lnga]] - the Bhagavan victorious 1s of the five families [the rulers of the five families [of the mandala: Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi] [IW]
 
[[chad pa'i dbang]] - the empowerment of the expositor (Akshobhya [IW]
 
[[bde gshegs rigs lnga]] - Five families of sugatas. The five families or aspects of victorious ones; Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi [RY]
 
[[rdo rje mi bskyod pa]] - Vajra Akshobhya [RY]
 
[[ma ma ki]] - Mamaki, [Syn {[[rdo rje ma ma ki]]} female buddha, consort of Akshobhya] [RY]
 
[[ma ma ki]] - Mamaki, {[[rdo rje]]} [[ma ma ki]]} [female buddha, consort of Akshobhya [IW]
 
[[mi bskyod]] - Akshobhya [one of the five Dhyanibuddhas, his sambhogkaya form is [[Vajrasattva]] [IW]
 
[[mi bskyod]] - 1) Akshobhya; 2) unmoved, unshaken) [IW]
 
[[mi bskyod kyi ngo bo]] - embodiment of Akshobhya [RY]
 
[[mi bskyod rdo rje]] - 1) [[Manjuvajra]] [image of the Buddha at age 8 brought to Lhasa by the Nepalese wife of king [[Srongtsen Gampo]] now in the temple of {[[ra mo che]]}; 2) [R] Akshobhya[-vajra]; 3) the immutable, unshakable, immovable vajra; 4) [[Karmapa Mikyo Dorje]]) [IW]
 
[[mi bskyod rdo rje]] - 1) Manjuvajra; 2) * Akshobhya[-vajra]; 3) the immutable, unshakable, immovable vajra; 4) Karmapa Mikyo Dorje) [IW]
 
[[mi bskyod rdo rje]] - Akshobhya, Immutable Vajra, Unshakeable Vajra; 1) Akshobhya-vajra, the Immutable, unshakable, immovable. 2) Karmapa Mikyö Dorje {kar-ma pa} viii, 1507-1554. 3) Manjuvajra [RY]
 
[[mi bskyod rdo rje]] - Akshobhyavajra; Immutable/ Unshakeable Vajra [RB]
 
[[mi bskyod pa]] - Akshobhya, Buddha of the Vajra Family. Syn {mi 'khrugs pa} [RY]
 
[[mi bskyod pa]] - Akshobhya (blue/east/ vajra); Akshobhya, the unshakeable, the immutable, the immovable one [RY]
 
[[mi bskyod pa]] - Akshobhya; the lord of the vajra family, dwelling in Abhirati (mngon dga'), the eastern Buddhafield [RY]
 
[[mi bskyod ba'i dam tshig bzhi]] - the four samayas of Akshobhya TSE [IW]
 
[[mi 'khrug pa]] - name of the Buddha, Akshobhya [RY]
 
[[mi 'khrugs pa'i gzungs chog]] - ritual for the liturgical recitation of the formula (dharani) of the tathagata Akshobhya [RY]
 
[[zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis]] - peaceful deities, forty-two; Forty-Two Peaceful Deities: [[Samantabhadra]], [[Samantabhadri]], [[Vairochana]], [[Akshobhya]], [[Ratnasambhava]], [[Amitabha]], [[Amogha siddhi]], [[Akasha Dhatvishvari]], [[Buddha Lochana]], [[Mamaki]], [[Pandaravasini]], [[Samayatara]], [[Kshitigarbha]], [[Vajrapani]], [[Akashagarbha]], [[Avalokiteshvara]], [[Lasya]], [[Malya]], [[Gita]], [[Nirti]], [[Maitreya]], [[Nivarana Viskambin]], [[Samantabhadra]], [[Manjushri]], [[Dhupa]], [[Pushpa]], [[Aloka]], [[Gandha]], [[Amrita kundali]], [[Hayagriva]], [[Mahabhala]], [[Yamantaka]], [[An.kusha]], [[Pasha]], [[Sphota]], [[Gantha]], [[Munindra]], [[Vemacitra]], [[Shakyamuni]], [[Simha]], [[Jvalamukha]], and [[Yamaraja]]. [[GD]]
 
[[rus rgyan drug]] - The six bone ornaments that are common for both the peaceful and wrathful deities are: the bone ornament at the crown of the head that symbolizes concentration and Akshobhya; the earrings that symbolize patience and Amitabha; the choker that symbolizes generosity and [[Ratnasambhava]]; the bracelets and anklets that symbolize discipline and Vairochana; the belt that symbolizes diligence and [[Amoghasiddhi]]; and the human ashes and [[Brahma cord]] on the torso that symbolize the [[Vajra Bearer]] or [[Vajradhara]]. [RY]
 
[[rus rgyan drug]] - bone ornaments, six. The bone ornaments that are common for both the peaceful and wrathful deities are: the bone ornament at the crown of the head that symbolizes concentration and Akshobhya; the earrings that symbolize patience and [[Amitabha]]; the choker that symbolizes generosity and [[Ratnasambhava]]; the bracelets and anklets that symbolize discipline and [[Vairochana]]; the belt that symbolizes diligence and [[Amoghasiddhi]]; and the [[human ashes]] and [[Brahma cord]] on the torso that symbolize the [[Vajra Bearer]] or [[Vajradhara]].  [RY]
 
[[gshin rje gshed]] - [[Yamantaka]]. slayer of the lord of death, wrathful form of Akshobhya. Syn {[[rdo rje 'jigs byed]]}; [[Bhairava]] [RY]
 
[[gsang snying gi dbang lnga]] - Five Empowerments According to the [[Secret Nucleus]]. They are also known as the five empowerments of ability {[[nus pa'i dbang lnga]]} which are included among the [[fifteen ordinary sacraments of empowerment]] see below, namely, the empowerment of the listener {[[nyan pa'i dbang]]} which is that of Ratnasambhava, the empowerment of the meditator {[[bsgom pa'i dbang]]} which is that of Akshobhya, the empowerment of the expositor {[[chad pa'i dbang]]} which is that of Amitabha, the empowerment of enlightened activity {[[phrin las kyi dbang]]} which is that of Amoghasiddhi, and the empowerment of the king of indestructible reality {[[rdo rje rgyal po'i dbang]]} which is that of the five enlightened families. Refer to Longchenpa, {[[phyogs bcu mun sel]]} pp. 372-376. [[GD]]
 
[[gsang 'dus mi bskyod pa]] - [[Guhyasamaja Akshobhya]] [RY]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 4 October 2006

(bskal pa, Skt. Kalpa).

Aeon (bskal pa)

  • A period of cosmic or cyclical time (Skt. kalpa) comprising fourteen secondary cycles (Skt. manvantara), each of which lasts 306,720,000 years. Each secondary cycle is said to contain seventy-one “great ages” (Skt. mahāyuga), and each of these is further subdivided into four ages (Skt. caturyuga) which are of decreasing duration, and known respectively as the Perfect Age (Krtayuga), the Third Age (Tretāyuga), the Second Age (Dvāparayuga), and the Black or Degenerate Age (Kaliyuga). Since these four ages represent a gradual decline in meritorious activities, special meditative practices and spiritual antidotes are associated with each in turn. Specifically, the Perfect Age is most suited to the practice of the Kriyātantra; the Third Age to that of the Caryātantra; the Second Age to that of the Yogatantra; and the Black or Degenerate Age to that of the Unsurpassed Yogatantra. For a general discussion of Buddhist cosmology, see R. Kloetzli, Buddhist Cosmology, and A.L. Basham, The Wonder That Was India, pp. 320-1. For the relationship between the four ages and spiritual practice, see NSTB, p. 268. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)
  • 1) World-age, period, cosmic cycle. 2) Cosmic period. 3) There are small aeons, intermediate aeons and big aeons. An intermediate aeon consists of two small aeons, and a big aeon consists of 80 intermediate aeons. 4) Aeon of Strife (rtsod dus) [RY]
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