Macchandar, Machchhandar: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyMacchandar or “Macchandar Vahal” refers to one of the numerous Vihāras of Kathmandu in Nepal.—In the Macchandar Vahal there are paintings in many colours of one hundred and eight varieties of the Bodhisattva, executed on the wooden panel surrounding the main temple on three sides. These paintings appear to be at least two hundred years old, and they bear inscriptions in old Newari giving the names of deities they depict.
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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