Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains

SR No.: 011008
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: R S Gupte
Publisher: D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd
Publication Year: 1980
Total Pages: 262
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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DHYANI BUDDHA AKSOBHYA-HIS EMANATIONS
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GODS
CANDAROSANA
HERUKA
HEVAJRA
BUDDHAKAPALA
SAMBARA
SAPTAKSARA
Symbols
Thunderbolt & skull
Thunderbolt & bell
Sword & tarjanipasa (tarjani with noose)
cup
Mudra
Thunderbolt & skull cup R.h.--thunderbolt L.h.---skull-cup full of blood
R.A.-sword L.h.-noose round the raised index finger against the chest
R..-thunderbolt in R.I.-kartri (knife), raised hand
drum L.h.-skull-cup marked L.h.-ritual wand & with vajra, embraces skull-cup his Prajña Nairātmā
R..--skull-cup, ritual wand, trident L.h.--thunderbolt, bell, human skin
Vehicle
Kälaratri
Kälaratri
Colour
Yellow
Blue
Blue
Asana
Seated with right knee raised (ardhaparyauka)
Dances in ardhapar- yanka
Blue Dancing in ardhapar yanka
Blue Left foot raised (ālidha)
Left foot raised (alidha)
Hands
Two
Two
Two
Four
Two
Six
Faces
One
One
One
Three
Misc.
Squint eyed. Terrible face. Wears on his crown a garland of heads
Stands on a corpse. From his left shoulder hangs a ritual wand with a flowing banner
Gigantic in stature; garlands of heads. Akşobhya in crown. Embraced on left by Prajña Citrasena
Ak obhya in crown. Six deities on six spokes Visva-vajra in head of the Sun-wheel on dress. Tramples upon which he stands. From Bhairava & Kalaratri. right-Heruki, VajraMatted hair. Embraced värähi, Ghoracandi, by Sakti Vajravärähi Vajrabhaskari,
Vajraraudri, Vajradākini
Other forms
Four-armed with other two hands embraces Śakti Vajravärähi Sir-armed-3-faced L.H.-bell, bow, skullcup;R.h.--vajra, arrow, trident
Four-faces & 12-armed: R.h.-vajra & vajramarked bell, elephantskin, drum, axe, knife (kartri), trident L.h.-vajra, vajra-marked bell, ritual wand, skull-cup. noose & Brahma's head