The Sanskrit term Aṣṭamahābhaya can be transliterated into English as Astamahabhaya or Ashtamahabhaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Aṣṭamahābhaya (अष्टमहाभय) or Aṣṭamahābhayatārā refers to a deity from the White Tārā family, according to Buddhist Iconography.—The distinguishing feature of this [Aṣṭamahābhayatārā] form of Tārā is that she sits in the Ardhaparyaṅka attitude and is surrounded by ten goddesses originating from the ten syllables of the Tārāmantra: “oṃ tāre tuttāre ture svāhā”. These ten deities are identical in appearance with the principal deity. [...] Strictly speaking, only those deities can be called Tārās to whom the mantra: “oṃ tārā tuttāre ture svāhā” is assigned. [...] From the colour of the different Tārās it will be possible to refer them [viz., Aṣṭamahābhaya] to their respective Kulas or families presided over by the five Dhyāni Buddhas.

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Aṣṭamahābhaya (अष्टमहाभय) refers to the “eight great fears” [i.e., aṣṭamahābhaya-tāraṇārthaṃ], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

context information

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ashta, Mahabhaya.

Starts with: Ashtamahabhayatara.

Full-text: Mahabhaya, Bhayatarana, Vyadhitarana, Tarana, Rogatarana, Taranartha, Ashtamahabhayatara.

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