Ashtamahabhayatara, Aṣṭamahābhayatārā, Ashtamahabhaya-tara: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Ashtamahabhayatara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Aṣṭamahābhayatārā can be transliterated into English as Astamahabhayatara or Ashtamahabhayatara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyAṣṭamahābhayatārā (अष्टमहाभयतारा) or Aṣṭamahābhaya 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., Aṣṭamahābhayatārā] to their respective Kulas or families presided over by the five Dhyāni Buddhas.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAṣṭamahābhayatārā (अष्टमहाभयतारा).—Sādhanamālā 208.6, or -tāriṇī, 207.1, name of a goddess, a form of Tārā.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tara, Ashtamahabhaya.
Full-text: Ashtamahabhaya.
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