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Miscellaneous Jaina Divinities
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In several Jaina MSS., I have noticed the names of the Yoginis and their number is mentioned to be six-four. Some of the names may be mentioned here : Mahāyoginī, Siddhayogini, Yugesvarī, Pretākşi, Dākini, Kālī, Kālarātrī, Niśācari, Klīmkāri, Bațțāli, Bhūtaļāmari, Kumārikā, Candikā, Vārāhī, Kamkālī, Bhuvaneśvari, Kundali, Lakşmi, Karāli, Visati, and so on.' Another MS. gives a list of names with some alterations. They are Divyayogi, Mahāyogī, Siddhiyogi, Gaạcśvari, Pretākṣī, Dakini, Kāli, Kālarātrī, Niśācari, Hrīmkārī, Siddhi, Vaitālā, Klimkārī, Bhūtaļāmari, Orddhvakesī, Mahākālī, Suşkārgi, Narabhojinī, Phútkārī, Virabhadrāni:7, Dhūmrākşi, Kalahapriya, Rājasī, Ghoraraktākṣī, Virūpākşi, Bhayamkarī, Bairī, Kaumāriki, Candi, Karkālī, Bhuvanes vari Kundalā, Jālaki (?) Lakşmi, Yamadūti, Karatapani, Kozaki-bhakşaņi, Yaksa Kaumārī, Yantra-vāhini, Viéālā, Kāmakī, Yakṣiṇī, Pretabhakşiņi, Dhūrjați, Kinkari, Kapālā, Visamáluli.2 The list, though long and sometimes obscure, does not exhaust the number of sixty-four. Some of the names are in common with the Brāhinanic names of Yoginis but majority of them are quite original to Jainism. How the cult of the Tantrik Yoginis originated among the vegetarian Jainas is unknown. The Yoginīs are known as attendants on Siva or Pārvati. But in the case of Jainism, we may suppose, as seen before that they are subordinates to Ksctrapāla, the chicf of the Bhairavas.
(MSS. from the Rāmaghāta Jain Library)
1. चतुष्पष्टियोगिनीनामानि 2. hoafocelfritt
Mandir, Baroda).
(MSS. No. 396, Hamsa Vijaya Collection, Jaina
| SR No. | 011018 |
| Book Title | Jaina Iconography |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | B Bhattacharya |
| Publisher | Motilal Banarasidas |
| Publication Year | 1974 |
| Total Pages | 247 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 17 MB |