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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________________ MAHAPRATISARA R.h. --sword, thunderbolt, arrow, varada, parasol L.h.-bow. banner, jewel, battle-axc. conch DHYANI BUDDHA RATNASAMBHAVA--HIS EMANATIONS GODS GODDESSES JAMBHALA UCCHUSMA JAMBHALA VAJRATARA Symbols Objects in hands with two principal hands embraces R.H.-skull-cup R.H.-thunderbolt, noose, arrow, Vasudhārā L.M.-mongoose conch R.H.--thunderbolt & sword L.h.--lotus, bow, goad, raised L.h.-emerald & lotus tarjani Vehicle Kubera Colour White Golden yellow A sand Adamantine pose Left leg stretched forward (pratyalidha) Hands Six Eight Fuces Three Four Misc. Left leg on forehead of Kubera. Right leg tramples two legs of Kubera. Terrible in appearance. protruding belly Cher forms Yellow With one foot pendant (alita) Ten Three Ratnasambhava in crown Celestial ornaments (1) Four-faced, eight-armed: R.h.--sword, wheel, trident, arrow L.h.-battle-axe, bow, noose, thunderbolt GODDESSES PRASANNATARA Symbols Objects in hands VASUDHARA Ears of corn R.I.--boon-giving pose L.h.--ears of corn on a vessel APARAJITA Trampling upon Gaveka R.h.--slapping attitude VAJRAYOGINI Knife & severed head R.h.-knife with which she has severed her own head L.h.-her own severed head, cut by herself (Chapatedāna) L.h.--noose on index finger R.H.-ritual wand, lotus, arrow, thunderbolt, goad, staff, knife, abhaya pose L.H.-noose with tarjani, skull-cup. bow, ritual wand, thunderbolt, noose. head of Brahma, vessel of gems Vehicle Colour Asana Yellow Yellow Yellow Right foot raised (ālidha) Two Two Hands Faces Misc. Yellow Left foot raised (pratyālidha) Sixteen Eight Necklace of heads Onc Face awful, terrible, ferocious Destroyer of all wicked beings Nude Other forms Two One Ratnasambhava in crown Decked in o.naments One-faced, six-armed: Lalita attitude R.H.--namaskāra (attitude of adoration), boon-giving pose cars of corn L.h.-book, ears of corn, vessel containing jewels (1) Yellow Form: yellow; two-armed: knife and skull-cup as symbols (2) Red Form: Colour--red Vehicle-corpse Symbols--thunderbolt & skull-cup Asana-alidha 141

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