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Pretasantarpita (प्रेतसन्तर्पित) or Pretasantarpitalokeśvara refers to one of the various forms of Avalokiteśvara having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Colour is white; he has six arms.—Only one Sādhana in the Sādhanamālā describes this form [viz., Pretasantarpita] of Avalokiteśvara..

The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Pretasantarpita described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:

“The worshipper should think himself as Pretasantarpita Lokeśvara who bears the jaṭāmukuṭa (crown of matted hair), is six-armed, exhibits in the first pair of hands the varada poses carries in the second pair the jewel and the book, and in the third pair holds the rosary and the tridaṇḍī (staff with three horns). He is decked in all sorts of ornaments, wears the sacred thread, has a graceful appearance, stands on the orb of the moon on lotus, and is white in colour”

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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.

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Starts with: Pretasamtarpitalokeshvara.

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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)

Figure 118 - (Avalokiteśvara): Pretasantarpita (or Pretasaṃtarpita)

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