Mahacandrabimbalokeshvara, Mahācandrabimbalokeśvara, Mahacandrabimba-lokeshvara: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mahācandrabimbalokeśvara can be transliterated into English as Mahacandrabimbalokesvara or Mahacandrabimbalokeshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahachandrabimbalokeshvara.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyMahācandrabimbalokeśvara (महाचन्द्रबिम्बलोकेश्वर) or simply Mahācandrabimba refers to number 61 of the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.]. [...]The names of the 108 deities [viz., Mahācandrabimbalokeśvara] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named “the 108 names of Avalokiteshvara”, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions. 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: Lokeshvara, Mahacandrabimba.
Full-text: Mahamanjubhuta, Mahabhayakari, Mahasuryabimba, Mahabhayaphalada, Mahacandrabimba.
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