The Sanskrit term Aṣṭabhujapīta can be transliterated into English as Astabhujapita or Ashtabhujapita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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Aṣṭabhujapīta (अष्टभुजपीत) refers to the eight-armed variety of Mārīcī: one of the various emanations of Vairocana, as mentioned in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—[...] It is very curious that almost all the images of Mārīcī known so far, belong to this Variety. In actual images, a legless lady charioteer may sometimes be met with instead of Rāhu, while some images retain the charioteer as well as Rāhu.

The eight-armed variety of Mārīcī is also known as Mārīcīpicuvā (or Aṣṭabhujamārīcī).

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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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Partial matches: Ashtabhuja, Pita.

Full-text: Marici, Maricipicuva.

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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)

Figure 152-155 - Emanations of Vairocana: Aṣṭabhuja and Daśabhujasita Mārīcī

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