- A
weizza or
weikza (Burmese: ဝိဇ္ဇာ, Pali: vijjādhara) is a
mystic in
Burmese Buddhism commonly ****ociated with
esoteric and
heterodox practices such as...
- people. The
archetypal weikza include figures like Bo Min
Gaung and Bo Bo Aung (though
there is a
diverse pantheon of
weikzas).
Weikzas are
typically portra****...
- Tradition, the
esoteric Borān kammaṭṭhāna ('ancient practices'), the
Burmese Weikza tradition,
Dhammakaya meditation and the
Western Insight Meditation movement...
- The sect of
tantric Buddhism in
which initiates wear
dreadlocks is
called weikza and P****ayana or
Vajrayana Buddhism. This sect of
Buddhism is practiced...
- A
Burmese statue of Bo Min Gaung, a
famous weikza (wizard)...
- alone, they
often ask for the ****istance of the nat-kadaw. Sorcerers, or
weikzas also
harnessed the
power of
these nats
through many
complex rituals, to...
- movement. At the same time, the
unorthodox Buddhist tradition known as
weikza-lam ("Path of
esoteric knowledge", or "Path of the wizards") was also developing...
- John P.; Mendelson, E.
Michael (1981).
Masters of the
Buddhist Occult: The
Burmese Weikzas.
Essays on Burma.
Brill Archive. ISBN 978-90-04-06323-5....
- Coderey, Celine; Collins,
Steven (14 May 2014).
Champions of Buddhism:
Weikza Cults in
Contemporary Burma. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-780-8. Mendelson...
- Mendelson, E.
Michael (1981).
Masters of the
Buddhist Occult: The
Burmese Weikzas.
Essays on Burma.
Brill Archive. ISBN 978-90-04-06323-5....
