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Appendix-IV Table-II - YAKŞA-YAKȘI ICONOGRAPHY
(A) 24 Yaksas
No. Yaksa
Vāhana
Ayudha (Attributes)
Other Features
No. of Arms 4
1. Gomukha
(i) Elephant or Bull-S
(ii) Bull-D
2. Mahāyaksa
(i) Elephant-S
8
(ii) Elephant-D
8
3. Trimukha
(i) Peacock or Snake-S
6
(ii) Peacock-D
varada-mudrā, rosary,
Bull-faced and joined fruit, noose
by elephant and bull axe, fruit, rosary,
marked with dharmavarada-mudra
cakra on head varada-mudra, hammer Four-faced (mudgara), rosary, noose (R); fruit, abhaya-mudrā, goad, spear (L) sword (? Nistrinsa), staff, Four-faced axe, varada-mudră (R); disc, trident, lotus, goad (L) mongoose (nakula), mace, Three-faced, three or abhaya-mudrā (R); fruit, nine-eyed. snake, rosary (L); staff, trident, dagger (R); Three-faced, threedisc, sword, goad (L) eyed fruit, rosary, mongoose, four-faced goad (i) Sarkapatra (or arrow), sword, bow, shield; (ii) snake, noose, thunderbolt, goad (Aparājitaprocha) varada-mudra, spear, snake (or mace), noose snake, snake, varada-mudra Näga-Yajñopavita fruit
(sacred-thread made
of snake) fruit, abhaya-mudrā, mongoose, rosary (i) mace, rosary (ii) spear, mudră (some hand gesture), shield, abhaya-mudra
4. (1) Isvara-S
Elephant
(ii) Yakşeśvara-D Elephant or Swan
4
5. Tumbaru
(1) Eagle (Garuda)-S
4
(ii) Eagle-D
6. Kusuma or (i) Deer or Peacock Puspa
or Horse-S (ii) Deer-D
2 or 4
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