Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains

Author(s): R S Gupte
Publisher: D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd

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JAIN YAKSHINIS (Contd.)
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BALA (SVE.) OR VIJAYA (DIG.)
DHARANT (SVE.) OR TARA (DIG.)
Hands
Four
Four
VIDITA, VIJAYA
AMKUSA (SVE) OR (SVE.) OR VAIROTI (DIG.) ANANTAMATI (DIG.) Four
Four Sve.--arrow, noose, Sre-sword, noose, bow, snake
spear, goad Dig.--two snakes, Dig.-bow, arrow, bow, arrow
fruit, varada pose
KANDARPA (SVE.) OR MANASI (DIG.) Four or six (Dig.) Sve.-lotus, goad, lotus & abhaya pose Dig.-lotus, bow, varada, goad, arrow, lotus
NIRVANI (SVE.) OR MAHAMANSI (DIG.) Four Sve.--book, lotus, vase, lotus bud Dig.-disc, fruit, sword (?), varada pose
Objects in hands
Sve.-citron, spear, musandi, lotus Dig.--conch, sword, disc & varada pose
Sve.--citrus, two lotuses, rosary Dig.-snake, vajra, deer, varada pose
Vehicle
Lotus (Šve.) Snake (Dig.) Yellow
Lotus (Sve.) Swan (Dig.)
Horse or fish (sve.) Tiger (Dig.)
Lotus (Sve.) Peacock (Dig.)
Peacock (Šve.) Black boar (Dig.)
Lotus (Sve.) Swan (Dig.)
Colour
Misc.
Vairoti is also a Vidyā-devi, Vidita means 'learned one
Mahāmānasi means
great goddess of learning. This seems to connect her with Sarasvati
VAIROTI (SVE.) OR APARAJITA-(DIG.)
NARADATTA (SVE.) OR BAHURUPINI
Hands
Objects in hands
SIDDHAYIKA (PI. 197, Fig. 68) Four Book, abhaya pose, citrus & lute
Four Sve.--varada, rosary, citrus, sakti Dig.-citrus, sword, shield, varada pose Lotus (Śve.) Lion (Dig.)
GANDHARI (SVE.) OR CHAMUNDA (DIG) Four Sve.-varada, citron, sword, spear Dig.-rosary, staff, shield, sword Swan (Sve.) Dolphin (Dig.)
Four Sve.varada, rosary, citron, trident (or urn) Dig.--shield, fruit, sword, varada pose sword, varada pose Bhadrāsana (Šve.) Black snake (Dig.)
AMBIKA (SVE.) OR
PADMAVATI AMRA (DIG.) (Fig. 83) Four
Four Sve.mangoes, noose, Šve.-lotus, noose, child, goad
fruit, goad Dig.--mangoes and Dig.-goad, rosary, child
two lotuses Lion (Sve.)
Snake & cock (sve. Lion (Dig.)
& Dig.), lotus (Dig.) Yakishini of Mahāvīra
Vehicle
Lion
Mise.
Variations
Dig. I-Six-handed: noose, sword, spear, crescent, club, staff Dig. II-24-handed: conch, sword, wheel, crescent, lotus, blue lotus, bow, spear, noose, kusa-grass, bell, arrow, staff, shield, trident, axe, vajra, garland, fruit, club, leaf, stalk & varada pose