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 (Contd.) TRAILOKYAVUJAYA PARAMASYA YOWAMBARA KALACAKRA Symbols GODDESSES MAHACINATARA JANGULI (PI. 181) Snake or lute R..-sword, knife Abhaya. Plays lute with L.H.-lotus, skull-cup principal hands. Snake in second left & abhaya mudrå with second right Mudrá Vairahūnkāra mudra R.h.double thunder. with two hands bearing bolt raised upwards. bell & thunderbolt sword, arrow against chest L..staff with double R.h.-ritual wand lotus, dart, staff & bow goad arrow L ---bow. noose & vajra Principal hands-vajra & vajra-marked bell Rh.-breast, arrow L.h.lotus bowl & bow R.H.-vajra, sword, tri- dent, knife, fire, arrow, vajra & goad, discus, knife, rod, axe L.h.-bell, plate, ritual wand, skull-cup, bow. noose, jewel, lotus, mirror, vajra, chain & severed head of Brahma Vehicle Gauri & Siva Four gods & four goddesses (Indra, Indrāni. Sri, Rati, etc.) Corpse Colour Blue Blue Blue A sana Dances in alidha Light Hands Faces Twenty-four Four Four Right foot raised (pratyalidha) Four One Garland of heads, short protruding belly, looks terrible. Serpent ornaments One Right foot raised Right foot raised (pratyalidha) (pratyäldha) Eight Six Four Four Three Tramples upon head of Four legs. Tramples InSiva with left leg. Right drāyi & sri with one right presses upon bosom of leg. Rati & Priti with the Gauri other right leg. Tramples Indra & Madhukara with one left leg & Jayakara & Vasanta with the other left leg Alise. Jată crown Other forms - (1) Symbols-trident, peacock's feathers, snake (2) Three-faced, six armed: R.h.-sword, vajra. arrow L.H.-tarjani with noose, blue lotus, bow 135

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