Sugatisamdarshanalokeshvara, Sugatisamdarshana-lokeshvara, Sugatisaṃdarśanalokeśvara, Sugatisandarśanalokeśvara, Sugatisandarshanalokeshvara, Sugatisandarshana-lokeshvara: 2 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Sugatisaṃdarśanalokeśvara and Sugatisandarśanalokeśvara can be transliterated into English as Sugatisamdarsanalokesvara or Sugatisamdarshanalokeshvara or Sugatisandarsanalokesvara or Sugatisandarshanalokeshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Sugatisamdarshanalokeshvara in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

1) Sugatisandarśanalokeśvara (सुगतिसन्दर्शनलोकेश्वर) or simply Sugatisandarśana refers to one of the various forms of Avalokiteśvara having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Colour is white; he has six arms.—One short Sādhana in the Sādhanamālā describes this form [viz., Sugatisandarśanalokeśvara] of Avalokiteśvara.

2) Sugatisandarśanalokeśvara (सुगतिसन्दर्शनलोकेश्वर) or simply Sugatisandarśana refers to number 16 of the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.]. [...]The names of the 108 deities [viz., Sugatisandarśanalokeśvara] 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.

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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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[«previous next»] — Sugatisamdarshanalokeshvara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sugatisaṃdarśanalokeśvara (सुगतिसंदर्शनलोकेश्वर).—name of a deity: Sādhanamālā 88.14, 19.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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