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Dhyani Buddha
Symbols
Mudra
Asana
Colour
Symbol
Åsane
PANDARA (Fig. 2, Pl. 182)
Amitabha
Colour
Arms
Faces
Objects in hands
Holds blue lotus
Vitarka & boon-giving
With one foot pendant (lalita)
Rose
MAHAPRATISARA
Jewel
Adamantine pose
Yellow
Twelve
Four
MAMAKI
(Fig. 3)
Aksobhya
R.h.-jewel, discus. thunderbolt, arrow, sword & varada pose L.h.-thunderbolt, noose. trident, bow, axe & conch
SAKTIS OF DHYANI BUDDHAS
Holds flowers which support thunderbolt & skull-cup or two thunderbolts at shoulder level Vitarka & boon-giving
With one foot pendant (lalita)
Blue
MAHASAHASRAPKAMARDANI
Discus
With one foot pendant
White
Ten
Four
TARA
(Fig. 5. Pls 182, 188, 189) Amoghasiddhi
Holds lotuses supporting double thunderbolts at shoulder level
* There is some controversy about the Saktis. Some regard Vajradhätisvari as the Sakti of Vairocana. Locana of Aksobhya, and Mamaki of Ratnasambhava.
R.h.-eight-spoked wheel on lotus, varada, goad. arrow, sword L..-thunderbolt, raised index finger (tarjani). noose, bow & Roose
Vitarka & boon-giving
With one foot pendant (lalita)
Green
PANCHARAKSHA MANDALA (FIVE PROTECTRESSES)
MAHAMANTRANUSARINI
Thunderbolt
Adamantine pose
LOCANA
(Fig. 4)
Vairocana
Holds lotuses supporting Cintamani jewel and a triangle at shoulder level
2) Two hands in meditation
Dharmachakra, boongiving or vitarka mudras
R.h.-thunderbolt & arrow. varada & abhaya poses L.h.-raised index finger with noose, bow, jewel, jar
With one foot pendant (lalita)
White
MAHASITAVATI
Bluc
Twelve
Three
1) Two hands in preaching R.h.-lotus with abhaya. attitude arrow, thunderbolt & sword
Lotus
Seated with right nee raised
(ardhaparyanka)
Red
Eight
Three
VAJRADHATISVARI
(Fig. 6, Pl. 180)
Ratnasambhava
L..-noose with tarjani. bow, jewel banner. book against chest
Flowers supporting three maryūrapiccha (peacock feathers) at shoulder level
Vitarka & boon-giving
With one foot pendant (lalita)
Yellow
MAHAMAYURI
Mendicant on bowl
Green
Eight
Three
R.h.-jewel, arrow, varada & sword
L.h.-mendicant on bowl. bow, jar on lap showering jewels, banner marked with double thunderbolt & jewel
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