Pretasantarpana, Pretasantarpaṇa: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyPretasantarpaṇa (प्रेतसन्तर्पण) or Pretasantarpaṇalokeśvara refers to number 14 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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“Pretasantarpaṇa is one-faced and six-armed and stands on a lotus. In his three right hands he displays the rosary, the jewel and the Varada mudrā, while the three left carry the Tridaṇḍi and the book and exhibit the Varada mudrā”.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., Pretasantarpaṇa] 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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