Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

vajrāsana वज्रासन – vajrāsana

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

—Vajrāsana (˚ra-ās˚), am, n. a diamond seat or throne; a particular way of sitting.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

vajrāsana n. 1〉 ein diamantener Thron BURN. Intr. 387. HIOUEN-THSANG I, 458. HIOUEN-THSANG I,460. Vie de HIOUEN-THSANG 139. fg. — 2〉 Bez. einer best. Art zu sitzen Verz. d. Oxf. H. 11,a, N. 1. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 102,b,13. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 102,b,20. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 234,a,21.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

vajrāsana 2〉 HEM. YOGAŚ. 4,123. YOGAŚ. 4,126.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

vajrāsana n. — 1〉 ein diamantener Thron, insbes. der Buddhaʼs in Buddhagayā. — 2〉 eine best. Art zu sitzen.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 2.48-2.50: Sūryabhedana 1 occurrence

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