Talk:Phurba/Archive 1

Could someone
Could someone please update this article so that it actually includes a description of what the item is and does? Seems it gets very into the weeds without defining the actual purpose of the thing. It is much more helpful when a straightforward definition is given at the start of an article. I was just looking to learn why my prayer beads have a mini one of these on them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C8:4981:C901:E10D:A51A:AB7F:DB74 (talk) 17:05, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Visual content
I would really appreciate some instruction on how to include visual content. Namaste B9 hummingbird hovering 03:24, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Query?
That would be so good – it's already a rich piece and a pic would help heaps. Is it okay to change 'cemetary' to 'cemetery' in an original text? My dictionary only gives -ery and there's no (sic) there. Hope an image expert finds your plea.Julia Rossi 07:37, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * No. Altering a direct quote is unsound. Both cemetery and cemetary are valid variants. Honour dialectical and regional variation. If there is an error or non-standard variant then [sic] may be employed.
 * B9 hummingbird hovering (talk • contribs) 12:22, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Examples

 * The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha. The information belongs here, too, I think. But how to insert it best? Most probably together with the information on the Sakyapa, don't you think so.
 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.222.95 (talk) 09:59, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Khön Family Lineage of Vajrakilaya


 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.212.84 (talk) 11:33, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

http://www.rangjung.com/gl/Kabgye.htm "Prahasti (glang po'i 'od, 'od kyi glang po), Skt. Prabhahasti). 'Radiant Elephant.' Among the Eight Vidyadharas the receiver of the transmission of the tantras of Kilaya Activity. Born to a royal family in the western part of India and named Shakyaprabha when ordained as monk, Prahasti became extremely well-versed in the Tripitaka and studied Secret Mantra with Vajrahasya (rdo rje bzhad pa) and numerous other masters. He achieved supreme accomplishment and had, together with his disciple Shakyamitra, a tremendous impact on the Dharma in Kashmir."

"Historical Origin of the Teachings of the Assemblage of Sugatas. (bde gshegs 'dus pa'i bka'i byung tshul). A terma scripture revealed by Nyang Ral Nyima Özer. 41 pages. Published by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche in the first volume of the Eight Sadhana Teachings of the Dharma Cycle of the Assemblage of Sugatas (bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa'i chos skor). This scripture is the detailed account of how the Eight Sadhana Teachings were transmitted from Buddha Samantabhadra to Dharmevajra, the dakini Leykyi Wangmo, the eight Indian vidyadharas and Padmasambhava, and then to the eight Tibetan disciples. Also included is a detailed list of the tantras received by the vidyadharas and the scriptures contained in the Assemblage of Sugatas."

how to insert those complex stories?
 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.95.58 (talk) 13:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Clarity
I have reread this article twice over and I think it might need some work as to how to be clear. Although the article is about a ceremonial dagger... It might help a little if it didn't seem to be geared towards people very knowledgable about Buddhism. V. Joe (talk) 06:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

-- 88.75.95.58 (talk) 14:06, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 
 * If you want to 'dumb it down' (which I do not support mind u), take the stylized version to the Simple Wikipedia. Dumbing down yields dumb communities and dumb resources.
 * B9 hummingbird hovering (talk • contribs) 12:17, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * On the other hand, abstruse, recondite text can border on the useless, and there are plenty of precedents in Wikipedia for limiting the technical nature of an article's content. Let's not confuse "dumbing down" with "making accessible", yes?  KDS 4444  Talk  14:47, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

What about the relevant deity...???
Vajrakila


 * http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_adv_b/?search-alias=stripbooks&unfiltered=1&field-keywords=&field-author=&field-title=Vajrakila&field-isbn=&field-publisher=&node=&url=&field-feature_browse-bin=&field-binding_browse-bin=&field-subject=&field-language=&field-dateop=&field-datemod=&field-dateyear=&sort=relevancerank&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=39&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=13

--124.78.214.145 (talk) 06:07, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=allintitle%3A+Vajrakila&btnG=Search&as_sdt=2000&as_ylo=&as_vis=0


 * Huh? What is your question? There is a big section on the relevant deity, and those works are cited in the article. Sylvain1972 (talk) 21:10, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Boord & indic origins
I've reverted the recent edits of Jsp722 - they are not reflective of the material. In both of his books Boord makes a long and meticulous case for the Indic origins of Vajrakila practice, enlisting a wide array of Indian, Chinese and Tibetan materials, very little of which is terma. Further, his research has been reviewed and endorsed by leading scholars such as Robert Mayer and Herbert Guenther. There is not even a controversy here.Sylvain1972 (talk) 19:51, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

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