Vajrasattvadhatu, Vajrasattvadhātu: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Vajrasattvadhātu (वज्रसत्त्वधातु) or Vajrasattvadhātulokeśvara refers to number 88 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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“Vajrasattvadhātu is similar to [Piṇḍapātra Lokeśvara], except that here he holds the Cakra in his right hand and the conch in his left.—Piṇḍapātra Lokeśvara is one-faced and two-armed and stands on a lotus. He holds the Piṇḍapātra (the bowl) in his two hands near the navel”.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., Vajrasattvadhātu] 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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