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Tathatavashita, ղٳ󲹳屹ś, Tathata-vashita: 1 definition

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Tathatavashita means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ղٳ󲹳屹ś can be transliterated into English as Tathatavasita or Tathatavashita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tathatavashita in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

ղٳ󲹳屹ś (तथतावशित�) or simply Tathatā refers to one of twelve Vaśitā Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is white; her Symbol is a bunch of jewels; she has two arms.

ղٳ󲹳屹ś is described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī (󲹰ٳܱ岵īś-ṇḍ) as follows:�

“ղٳ󲹳屹ś� is white in colour. She holds in her right hand the white lotus and in the left the bunch of jewels�.

[These Vaśitās are collectively taken to be the spiritual daughters of the Dhyāni Buddha Amitābha. The twelve Vaśitā Goddesses [viz., ղٳ󲹳屹ś] are described collectively as two-armed, holding in their right hands the lotus and in the left proudly bearing their special symbols.]

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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