The Sanskrit term Mahāsthāmaprāptalokeśvara can be transliterated into English as Mahasthamapraptalokesvara or Mahasthamapraptalokeshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Mahāsthāmaprāptalokeśvara (महास्थामप्राप्तलोकेश्वर) or simply Mahāsthāmaprāpta refers to number 106 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., Mahāsthāmaprāptalokeśvara] 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.

Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

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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: Lokeshvara, Mahasthamaprapta.

Full-text: Mahasthamaprapta.

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108 forms of Avalokiteśvara (106): Mahāsthāmaprāpta Lokeśvara

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