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The Nīlakaṇṭha dhāraṇī, most popular in Mahayana Buddhism, is worship by Avalokiteśvara of Harihara (i.e. Vishnu and Shiva). In time Avalokiteśvara came to include Harihara in the sahasra-bhuja form. Shiva as N.-A. drinking हलाहल poison Sarnath 6th cent. CE. pic.twitter.com/DK3kl8p8ww
— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) December 6, 2017
Buddhist worship of Shiva, Vishnu (नीलकण्ठ धारणी) , Lakshmi, Sarasvati (सुवर्णप्रभास), and Durga not widely known, because few Hindu scholars know both Vedas and Buddhist Sutras.
For many Buddhism is = Hinduism. No wonder Dalai Lama was present at the founding of VHP in 1964.
— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) December 6, 2017
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