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ལོག་འདྲེན། | Glossary of Terms
ལོག་འདྲེན།
log par ’dren pa
vināyaka
- Term
- Vināyaka
- ལོག་འདྲེན།
- log ’dren
- vināyaka
“Remover [of obstacles],” a class of semidivine beings; also a class of demons who create obstacles.
Warning: Readers are reminded that according to Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition there are restrictions and commitments concerning tantra. Practitioners who are not sure if they should read this translation are advised to consult the authorities of their lineage. The responsibility for reading this text or sharing it with others who may or may not fulfill the requirements lies in the hands of readers.
- Vināyaka
- ལོག་འདྲེན།
- ལོག་པར་འདྲེན་པ།
- log ’dren
- log par ’dren pa
- vināyaka
A class of obstacle-making spirits.
- Vināyaka
- ལོག་འདྲེན།
- log ’dren
- vināyaka
A class of nonhuman beings that deceive, harm, or otherwise obstruct humans, especially practitioners. Their name literally means “those who lead astray.”
Warning: Readers are reminded that according to Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition there are restrictions and commitments concerning tantra. Practitioners who are not sure if they should read this translation are advised to consult the authorities of their lineage. The responsibility for reading this text or sharing it with others who may or may not fulfill the requirements lies in the hands of readers.
- Vināyaka
- ལོག་འདྲེན།
- log ’dren
- vināyaka
Similar to vighnas, the term vināyaka refers to a broad class of nonhuman beings that create obstacles and problems for spiritual practitioners specifically, and all people in general.
- Corrupting being
- ལོག་འདྲེན།
- log ’dren
- vināyaka
A class of being that misleads or has a corrupting influence.