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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographySadyonubhava (सद्योनुभव) is another name for Arapacana: one of the various forms of Mañjuśrī having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—[...] Arapacana is also called Sadyonubhava-Arapacana, or Sadyonubhava-Mañjuśrī.—He is resplendent like the full moon, has a smiling face, is decked in all sorts of princely ornaments, and sits on a double lotus in the Vajraparyaṅka attitude. He brandishes the sword in his right hand, while his left holds the Prajñāpāramitā book against his chest. Jālinīkumāra (or Sūryaprabha) is in front of him, Candraprabha behind, Keśinī to the right and Upakeśinī to the left. All these four divinities are replicas of the principal god.
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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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
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