84000 Glossary of Terms

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བྷ་ག | Glossary of Terms

  • བྷ་ག

  • bha ga
  • bhaga
  • Term
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  • bhaga
  • བྷ་ག
  • bha ga
  • bhaga
Definition in this text:

The female genital organ, in this and other tantric texts. Other meanings include “good fortune,” “happiness,” and “majesty”; the term forms the root of the word bhagavān, Blessed One; see also UT22084-079-008-283 et seq.

  • bhaga
  • བྷ་ག
  • bha ga
  • bhaga
Definition in this text:

In this context, the vagina. A number of Buddhist esoteric scriptures are set within the bhaga of a female deity from the Buddhist pantheon. As the root term from which the Sanskrit word bhagavat, “Blessed One,” is derived, the term bhaga also means “good fortune.” See “Blessed One.”

  • bhaga
  • བྷ་ག
  • bha ga
  • bhaga
Definition in this text:

In this text, it mostly refers to the female sexual and reproductive organs, however, this terms encompasses several meanings, including “good fortune,” “happiness,” and “majesty”; and forms the root of the word bhagavān (Blessed One).