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One of the twenty-four original sacred places of ancient India. With the transplantation of Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet, many sacred places there were eventually identified as similar or identical with the Indian sites. The sacred place of [[Lapchi]] for instance was said to be the same as the Indian Godavari. These sacred sites also correspond to various spots within the human body. | |||
These sites according to one of many (at times varying) lists are: | |||
Pullīramalaya - in the head<br> | |||
Jālandhara - on the crown of the head<br> | |||
Oḍḍiyāna - in the right ear<br> | |||
Arbuda - on the back of the neck<br> | |||
Godāvarī - in the left ear<br> | |||
Rāmeśvara - between the brows<br> | |||
Devīkoṭṭa - in the eyes<br> | |||
Mālava - on the shoulders<br> | |||
Kāmarāpa - in the armpits<br> | |||
Oḍra - in the chest<br> | |||
Triśakuni - in the navel<br> | |||
Kośala - on the tip of the nose<br> | |||
Kaliṇga - in the mouth<br> | |||
Lampīka - in the throat<br> | |||
Kāñcī - in the heart<br> | |||
Himālaya - in the reproductive organs<br> | |||
Pretāpurī - also in the reproductive organs<br> | |||
Gṝhadeva - in the anus<br> | |||
Saurāṣṭra - in the thighs<br> | |||
Suvarṇadvīpa - in the calves<br> | |||
Nagara - in the toes<br> | |||
Sindhu - on the upper part of the feet<br> | |||
Maru - in the large toes<br> | |||
Kulutā - in the knees<br> | |||
Revision as of 02:38, 14 June 2009
One of the twenty-four original sacred places of ancient India. With the transplantation of Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet, many sacred places there were eventually identified as similar or identical with the Indian sites. The sacred place of Lapchi for instance was said to be the same as the Indian Godavari. These sacred sites also correspond to various spots within the human body.
These sites according to one of many (at times varying) lists are:
Pullīramalaya - in the head
Jālandhara - on the crown of the head
Oḍḍiyāna - in the right ear
Arbuda - on the back of the neck
Godāvarī - in the left ear
Rāmeśvara - between the brows
Devīkoṭṭa - in the eyes
Mālava - on the shoulders
Kāmarāpa - in the armpits
Oḍra - in the chest
Triśakuni - in the navel
Kośala - on the tip of the nose
Kaliṇga - in the mouth
Lampīka - in the throat
Kāñcī - in the heart
Himālaya - in the reproductive organs
Pretāpurī - also in the reproductive organs
Gṝhadeva - in the anus
Saurāṣṭra - in the thighs
Suvarṇadvīpa - in the calves
Nagara - in the toes
Sindhu - on the upper part of the feet
Maru - in the large toes
Kulutā - in the knees