Mahavishvashuddha, Mahāviśvaśuddha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mahāviśvaśuddha can be transliterated into English as Mahavisvasuddha or Mahavishvashuddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyMahāviśvaśuddha (महाविश्वशुद्ध) or Mahāviśvaśuddhalokeśvara refers to number 66 of the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].
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“Mahāviśvaśuddha is four-faced and eight-armed and stands on a lotus. He carries in his four right hands the sword, the flag, the Vajra and the goad, while the four left have the Ghaṇṭā, the conch, the Utpala and the lotus”.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., Mahāviśvaśuddha] 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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Starts with: Mahavishvashuddhalokeshvara.
Full-text: Mahavishvashuddhalokeshvara, Mahavajradhrik, Mahavajradhatu, Mahavajrapani.
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