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MAHAPRATISARA
R.h. --sword, thunderbolt, arrow, varada, parasol L.h.-bow. banner, jewel, battle-axc. conch
DHYANI BUDDHA RATNASAMBHAVA--HIS EMANATIONS GODS
GODDESSES JAMBHALA UCCHUSMA JAMBHALA
VAJRATARA Symbols Objects in hands with two principal hands embraces R.H.-skull-cup
R.H.-thunderbolt, noose, arrow, Vasudhārā L.M.-mongoose
conch R.H.--thunderbolt & sword
L.h.--lotus, bow, goad, raised L.h.-emerald & lotus
tarjani Vehicle
Kubera Colour White
Golden yellow A sand Adamantine pose
Left leg stretched
forward (pratyalidha) Hands Six
Eight Fuces Three
Four Misc.
Left leg on forehead of Kubera. Right leg tramples two legs of Kubera. Terrible in appearance.
protruding belly Cher forms
Yellow With one foot pendant (alita)
Ten Three Ratnasambhava in crown Celestial ornaments
(1) Four-faced, eight-armed: R.h.--sword, wheel, trident, arrow L.h.-battle-axe, bow, noose, thunderbolt
GODDESSES
PRASANNATARA
Symbols Objects in hands
VASUDHARA Ears of corn R.I.--boon-giving pose L.h.--ears of corn on a vessel
APARAJITA Trampling upon Gaveka R.h.--slapping attitude
VAJRAYOGINI Knife & severed head R.h.-knife with which she has severed her own head L.h.-her own severed head, cut by herself
(Chapatedāna)
L.h.--noose on index finger
R.H.-ritual wand, lotus, arrow, thunderbolt, goad, staff, knife, abhaya pose L.H.-noose with tarjani, skull-cup. bow, ritual wand, thunderbolt, noose. head of Brahma, vessel of gems
Vehicle Colour Asana
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow Right foot raised (ālidha) Two
Two
Hands Faces Misc.
Yellow Left foot raised (pratyālidha) Sixteen Eight Necklace of heads
Onc
Face awful, terrible, ferocious Destroyer of all wicked beings
Nude
Other forms
Two One Ratnasambhava in crown Decked in o.naments One-faced, six-armed: Lalita attitude R.H.--namaskāra (attitude of adoration), boon-giving pose cars of corn L.h.-book, ears of corn, vessel containing jewels
(1) Yellow Form: yellow; two-armed: knife and skull-cup as symbols (2) Red Form: Colour--red Vehicle-corpse Symbols--thunderbolt & skull-cup Asana-alidha
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| SR No. | 011008 |
| Book Title | Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains |
| 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 |