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BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESVARA (Contd.)
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PADMANARTTESVAR
TRAILOK YAVASANKARA
MAYAJALAKRAMA
HARIHARIHARIVAHANA (Fig. 34)
RAKTA-LOKESVARA (Pls, 166-168) Noose, goad, bow & arrow
Symbols
Double lotus in all hands
Noose & goad
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Mudra
Double lotus in all the 18 hands
R.h.-Buddha, rosary & preaching pose L.h. staff, deer-skin, vase
R.I.-drum, ritual wand, goad, noose, thunderbolt, arrow L.h.-raised index finger, skull-cup, red lotus, the jewel. discus, bow
Vehicle A sanu
Lion, Eagle & Vishuu -
Adamantine pose
Standing or seated
Dancing in ardhaparyank- asana
Colour Hands
White Six
Red Four
Faces
With left foot raised (pratyalidha) Blue Twelve Five He is nude & wears a garland of heads
Red Two One Decked in celestial garments & ornaments Limbs reddened by the intense sentiment of passion
Eighteen One Amitabha in jaţă crown. Right & left sides occupied by Tårå, Sudhana, Bhrkuţi and Hayagriva. Decked in divinc ornaments & dress
Misc.
Lion is lowermost, on it r ides Eagle. On back of Eagle rides Hindu god Vishyu. On the shoulder of Vishnu rides Lokeśvara Crown of matted hair
Companions : Tárd on right & Bhrkuti on left Holds red lotus in left hand, opens its petals with the right. Decked in ornaments
SUGATISANDARSANA
PRETASANTARPITA
SUKHAVATI LOKESVARA
Symbols Mudra
NILAKANTHA Bowl of jewels Two hands in meditation. hold skull-cup filled with gems
R.h.-varada, abhaya, rosary L.h.-lotus, water-pot. staff
1st pair of hands, varada 2nd pair, jewel & book 3rd pair, rosary & staff with three horns
R.
h arrow, rosary, varada pose L.H.-bow, lotus. Third placed on thigh of Tárā
VAJRADHARMA Lotus L.A. - lotus with 16 petals R.H.--causes lotus to blossom against chest Peacock
Vechicle Colour Asuna
White
White
Yellow Adamantine pose
Lalita
Six
Hands Fuces Misc.
Six One Crown of matted hair Decked in ornaments
White Lalita (with one foot pendant) Six Three Companion: Sakti. Surrounded by goddesses Vajratārā, Visvatārā. Padmatárá, etc.
Two One Jaţă crown shows crescent & Amitābha. Wears a tigerskin & no ornaments. His throat shows the blue pill of poison. The two sides of god occupied by two cobras with jewels on their hoods and fails entwined with each other
Two One Bears effigies of five Dhyāni Buddhas in crown. Displays sentiment of love
Decked in ornaments
