Genesis of Vajrayāna Caryāgītimanjari: A Newā Buddhist Literature
Arun Shrestha
SIRJANĀ – A Journal Of Arts and Art Education November 27, 2025 DOI: 10.3126/sirjana.v11i1.86830 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism |
| Key points | Argues that Caryāgītimanjarī is an abstraction of Vajrayāna philosophy and a divine religious text of wisdom, central to the Newā community's art, culture, religion, and literature. |
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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