Trailokyavashamkara Lokeshvara
Trailokyavashamkara Lokeshvara [alt. Trailokyavaśaṃkara, Trailokyavaśaṅkara]. "Lord who subjugates the three realms (trailokya)".
A form of Avalokiteśvara that has one head, two arms and a third eye. He is seated on a red lotus, a Vindienne, and holds the lasso with a half vajra at each end and an elephant goad. His colour is red.[1] His āsana is the vajraparyaṅka (“vajra posture”).[2]
The sadhana for this form is described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).[2]
This [Trailokyavaśaṅkara] variety of Lokeśvara is also known by the name of Uḍḍiyāna or Oḍḍiyana Lokeśvara or Lokeśvara as worshipped in Uḍḍiyāna which was, in the middle ages, a great centre of Tantric learning.[2]
Etymology
Notes
- ↑
The gods of northern Buddhism, s.v. Trailokyavasankara-Lokesvara, Wisdom Library
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Trailokyavashamkara, Wisdom Library
- ↑ vashamkara, Wisdom Library
External links
One Hundred Methods of Accomplishment (Deity Descriptions), Himalayan Art Resources- The gods of northern Buddhism, s.v. Trailokyavasankara-Lokesvara, Wisdom Library
