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BUDDHIST GODDESSES (SAKTIS)
LOCANA (Fig. 4)
MAMAKI (Fig. 3)
VAIRADHATISVARI
(Fig. 6)
PANDARA (Fig. 2)
Vairocana
Akşobhya
Ratnasambhava
Amitabha
White
Blue
Yellow
Rose
Dhyoni Buddha Colour A sana Symbols
One leg pendant
One leg pendant
One leg pendant Preaching attitude or vitarka and varada. Holds stem of lotus supporting a jewel
One leg pendant Holds blue lotus
Carries stems of flowers. supporting a thunderbolt and skull-cup or two thunderbolts
Carries stems of flowers. supporting three peacockfeathers
BHRKUTI
EK AJATA
PARNASABARI
JANGULI (Fig. 36)
Dhyāni Buddha Symbols
TARA (Fig. 5) Amoghasiddhi Double-vajra on lotus
R.h.--boon-giving pose
and rosary L. h tridandi (staff with three horns) and vase
R.h.-knife L.h.-skull-cup
Protection attitude. Plays lute with principal hands. Serpent in second left or trident, peacock-feather and snake
R.h.--thunderbolt, battle-axc.
arrow L.h.-tarjanl with noose.
cluster of leaves. bow
Vehicle
Vighnas (Gane-a) Blue
Green
Yellow
Colour Hands
Four
A suna
One log pendant
Misc.
Vitarka and varada. Carries stems of lotus, supporting double thunderbolt
ARYA MARICI
Symbols
R..-needle L.h.--string
CUNDA R.h.---boon-giving pose L.H.--book on lotus. Two
other hands carry book on lofus
MAHAMAYURI R.h.-peacock-fcathers.
arrow and boon-giving pose L.A.-jewel, bow and water
vessel on lap
Vehicle
Colour
Pig Yellow Two
White
Green
Harids
Two to twenty-six
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