Alternative spellings of this word include Maitrikhecari.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Maitrīkhecarī (मैत्रीखेचरी) (as one of the three Khecarīs) refers to one of the “Fourteen Golden Dharmas” (of Lupa/Luipa) (Tibetan klu pa'i gser chos bcu bzhi) as well as one of the “Thirteen Golden Dharmas” (of the Tsar-system Lamdré) (Tibetan: tshar lugs kyi lam 'bras gser chos bcu gsum). They represent Tantric practioners that were transmitted to the Sakya lineage from India and Nepal.

Source: Wisdom Experience: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition

Maitrīkhecarī (मैत्रीखेचरी) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: maitrī mkha' spyod ma) refers to one of the “Khecarī Trilogy” (mkha' spyod skor gsum) which form part of the “Thirteen Golden Dharmas” (Tibetan: gser chos bcu gsum) of the Sakya tradition.

context information

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: Khechari, Maitri, Khecari.

Full-text: Thirteen golden dharmas, mkha' spyod skor gsum, Fourteen golden dharmas, maitri mkha' spyod ma.

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