The Sanskrit term Siṃhanādāvalokiteśvara can be transliterated into English as Simhanadavalokitesvara or Simhanadavalokiteshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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

Siṃhanādāvalokiteśvara (सिंहनादावलोकितेश्वर) refers to one of the “Fourteen Golden Dharmas” (of Lupa/Luipa) (Tibetan klu pa'i gser chos bcu bzhi). They represent Tantric practioners that were transmitted to the Sakya lineage from India and Nepal.

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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: Avalokiteshvara, Simhanada.

Full-text: Fourteen golden dharmas.

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