The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Sanmukha
This chapter describes Sanmukha located on page 96 and contained in the collection "Mahaguhya Buddhas" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
Nursed by the Krittikas (Pleiades), he developed six mouths in order to suckle them, hence his epithet of the six-faced god (shadanana, shanmukha). We may ask why Nagarjuna talks about three gods here, Maheshvara, Vishnu and Kumara, whereas in the Madhyamakashastra (T 1564, k. 1, p. 1b) he mentions only the first two. The question has been asked by Li tsang in his commentaries on the Madhyamakashastra (T 1824, k. 1, p.14c) and Aryadeva’s Shatashastra (T 1827, k. 1, p. 243c–244a)....
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