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| Goddess name "Mahacinatara (Tara of Tibet)" | Buddhist / Mahayana / / Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess. An emanation of AKSOBHYA and, in Lamaism, a fearsome form of the Vajrayana goddess, EKAJATA, who may be depicted with up to twelve heads and twenty-four hands. She stands upon a corpse. Attributes: arrow, ax, blue lotus, bow, cup, image of Aksobhya on crown, knife, skull, snake, staff, sword, tiger skin and trident. Three-eyed.... |
| Goddess name "N u a sam" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Goddess of etymological analysis. One of a group of four. Color: red. Attributes: chain and lotus.... |
| Goddess name "Prabhakari (light-maker)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: red. Attributes: Sun disc on a great lotus and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Pramudita" | Buddhist | In minor goddess Buddhist / Vajrayana |
| Goddess name "Pramudita (delighted)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: red. Attributes: jewel and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Pratibhanapratisamvit" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Goddess of context analysis. One of a group of four. Color: green. Attributes: three-pronged staff and bell.... |
| Goddess name "Pratisamvit (analytical science)" | Buddhist | Generic name for four goddesses. (Vajrayana). The personifications of logical analysis.... |
| Goddess name "Pukkasi" | Buddhist / Vajrayana / / Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess of terrifying appearance. One of a group of gauri. Color: yellowish white or blue. Attribute: waterjar.... |
| Goddess name "Sadhumati (good)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: white. Attributes: staff, and sword on a blue lotus.... |
| Goddess name "Samantaprabha (possessing universal splendor)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: red. Attributes: an image of AMITABHA carried in the hand, and a staff.... |
| Goddess name "Sudurjaya (very difficult to conquer)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: yellow. Attributes: emerald and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Tara" | Buddhist / Mayhayana / Vajrayana | A goddess, the epitaph of the mother of the Buddha[Maya] |
| Goddess name "Tara (power of hunger)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | (1) Goddess. May originally have had astral connotations, since the word can be interpreted as star. One of a group of MAHAVIDYAS personifying the SAKTI of SI IVA. She may also be the consort of CANDRA (SOMA). Aspects include Krodharatri. Attributes: knife, skin, skull, snakes and sword. Three-eyed.(2) Goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana and Vajrayana). An epithet of the mother of the BUDDHA, Maya. Also one of a series of female deities, the DHYANIBUDDHASAKTI considered to be aspects of the Sakti of AVALOKITESVARA or of AMOGASHIDDHI. She may also be the Sakti of ADIBIDDHA and of the various DHYANIBUDDHAS, in which case she is characterized by their colors. These Taras thus become White Tara and so on.See also BHRKUTI, EKAJATA, KURUKULLA, SITATARA and SYAMATARA. In Tibetan Buddhism she is known as sGrol-ma.... |
| God name "Vajragarbha (substance of a thunderbolt)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | God. A BODHISATTVA or buddha-designate. Color: blue. Attributes: blue lotus, Book and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Vimala (stainless)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | Minor goddess. One of several deified BHUMIS recognized as different spiritual spheres through which a disciple påśśes. Color: white. Attributes: lotus and staff.... |
| Deities name "Yamari (enemy of Yama)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | God. Probably influenced by the Hindu deities SIVA and YAMA. His vehicle is a buffalo, his color red and his attributes a club, a cup, a noose and a staff.... |
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