Book Title: Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains
Author(s): R S Gupte
Publisher: D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd

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________________ DHYANI BUDDHA AKSOBHYA-HIS EMANATIONS 132 GODS CANDAROSANA HERUKA HEVAJRA BUDDHAKAPALA SAMBARA SAPTAKSARA Symbols Thunderbolt & skull Thunderbolt & bell Sword & tarjanipasa (tarjani with noose) cup Mudra Thunderbolt & skull cup R.h.--thunderbolt L.h.---skull-cup full of blood R.A.-sword L.h.-noose round the raised index finger against the chest R..-thunderbolt in R.I.-kartri (knife), raised hand drum L.h.-skull-cup marked L.h.-ritual wand & with vajra, embraces skull-cup his Prajña Nairātmā R..--skull-cup, ritual wand, trident L.h.--thunderbolt, bell, human skin Vehicle Kälaratri Kälaratri Colour Yellow Blue Blue Asana Seated with right knee raised (ardhaparyauka) Dances in ardhapar- yanka Blue Dancing in ardhapar yanka Blue Left foot raised (ālidha) Left foot raised (alidha) Hands Two Two Two Four Two Six Faces One One One Three Misc. Squint eyed. Terrible face. Wears on his crown a garland of heads Stands on a corpse. From his left shoulder hangs a ritual wand with a flowing banner Gigantic in stature; garlands of heads. Akşobhya in crown. Embraced on left by Prajña Citrasena Ak obhya in crown. Six deities on six spokes Visva-vajra in head of the Sun-wheel on dress. Tramples upon which he stands. From Bhairava & Kalaratri. right-Heruki, VajraMatted hair. Embraced värähi, Ghoracandi, by Sakti Vajravärähi Vajrabhaskari, Vajraraudri, Vajradākini Other forms Four-armed with other two hands embraces Śakti Vajravärähi Sir-armed-3-faced L.H.-bell, bow, skullcup;R.h.--vajra, arrow, trident Four-faces & 12-armed: R.h.-vajra & vajramarked bell, elephantskin, drum, axe, knife (kartri), trident L.h.-vajra, vajra-marked bell, ritual wand, skull-cup. noose & Brahma's head

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