Trailokyavashankaralokeshvara, Trailokyavashankara-lokeshvara, Trailokyavaśaṅkaralokeśvara, Trailokyavaśaṃkaralokeśvara, Trailokyavashamkaralokeshvara, Trailokyavashamkara-lokeshvara: 1 definition

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Trailokyavashankaralokeshvara means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Trailokyavaśaṅkaralokeśvara and Trailokyavaśaṃkaralokeśvara can be transliterated into English as Trailokyavasankaralokesvara or Trailokyavashankaralokeshvara or Trailokyavasamkaralokesvara or Trailokyavashamkaralokeshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Trailokyavashankaralokeshvara in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Trailokyavaśaṅkaralokeśvara (त्रैलोक्यवशङ्करलोकेश्वर) or simply Trailokyavaśaṅkara 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 red; his Āsana is the vajraparyaṅka.—This [Trailokyavaśaṅkara] variety of Lokeśvara is also known by the name of Uḍḍiyāna or Oḍḍiyana Lokeśvara or Lokeśvara as worshipped in Uḍḍiyāna which was, in the middle ages, a great centre of Tantric learning.

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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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