Amritalocana, Amṛtalocana, Amṛtalocanā: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Amṛtalocana and Amṛtalocanā can be transliterated into English as Amrtalocana or Amritalocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Amritalochana.
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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyAmṛtalocanā (अमृतलोचना) is an epithet of Prasannatārā: one of the various emanations of Ratnasambhava, as mentioned in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—The sādhana devoted to her independent form gives her the epithets of Amṛtamukhī and Amṛtalocanā and there is no doubt that except for the face on the top all her seven faces are represented as having charmingly sweet expression. But she is not benign and peaceful. She is fearful like Vidyujjvālākarālī, a form of Ekajaṭā.
Source: De Gruyter: A Fragment of the VajrāmṛtamahātantraAmṛtalocanā (अमृतलोचना) refers to one of the eight wisdoms (vidyās) described in the ‘śrī-amṛtakuṇḍalin-utpatti’ chapter of the 9th-century Vajrāmṛtatantra or Vajrāmṛtamahātantra: one of the main and earliest Buddhist Yoginītantras. Chapter 9 begins with the visualisation of Amṛtakuṇḍalin [...] The practitioner should visualize a sword in his hand; afterwards, he should visualize the eight Wisdoms [viz., Amṛtalocanā] along with the door-guardians; eventually he should project the eight Wisdoms into the petals.
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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