Genesis of Vajrayāna Caryāgītimanjari: A Newā Buddhist Literature
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3126/sirjana.v11i1.86830Keywords:
caryāgīti, manjarī, newā, guhya, bāhya, nişprapnca, prapanca, pancabuddha, mahāsukha, supratimaṇdita, kolāire, trihaņđāpracalita caryāgīti', caryāgīti, manjarī, newā, guhya, bāhya, mahāsukha, kolāire, trihaņđāpracalita caryāgīti'Abstract
Caryāgītimanjarī is an abstraction of Vajrayāna philosophy or an upaniśada of Vajrayāna Buddhism. It is a gist of Vajrayāna philosophy and its doctrine or a āgama veda – a divine religious text of wisdom. These caryāgīti bring to life the sacred scripture (āgama), a sacred knowledge (veda) of ancient time (purāṇa) and it is described (bakhāne) in caryāgīti. It is rightly said so on caryāgīti:
āgama veda purāņa bakhāne 2
yoga dharma dīkśā gurupadeśa II dhu II
The glory of caryāgīti is expressed in the stanza:
The one called great pleasure (mahāsukha) has arisen, protects by virtue of the song (gīta) and dances (nrityatu).
jātā eka mahāsukha nāmā 2
nŗtyantu gīta balena rakşena II II
And to sum it up, an ultimate obeisance is paid to caryāgīti emphasizing the prominence of kāya (body), vāka (speech) and citta (mind):
ākāśakāyasambhūta ākāśavākapravartaka I
ākāśachittadharmāgra caryāpada namohstu te II II
Caryāgīti commands a place of pride in art, culture, religion and literature of Newā community.
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