The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Cintamanicakra-sita-Tara
This chapter describes Cintamanicakra-sita-Tara located on page 468 and contained in the collection "Goddesses (Matrka): Various Goddess" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
Emanations of Amoghasiddhi: Shadbhuja-Sitatara. Fig. 171: Shadbhuja-Sitatara Colour: white; Asana: ardhaparyanka; Faces: three; Arms: six; There are many Sadhanas for Sitataras, or the Taras of white colour but in none of them are they mentioned as bearing the image of Amoghasiddhi on their crowns. It is only in this case that the image of the Dhyani Buddha is expressly mentioned. This White Tara is three-faced and six-armed [...]....
Read full contents: Figure 171 - Emanations of Amoghasiddhi: Shadbhuja-Sitatara
The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Tara (rank of Bodhisattva) (The Saviouress). (T.) sgrol-ma (dbl-ma), or rol-ma (the Saviouress). (M.) dara eke (Tara, the mother). (C.) To-lo (). (J.) Ro-tara-ni-bi Mudra: vitarka (argument), vara (charity). Symbol: parkaa (lotus). Colour: white or green. Tantra forms: blue, yellow, or red. Consort of Avalokitesvara: white. Sakti of Avalokitesvara: green. Different names: Jarigull, Ekajata, BhrikutI, Kuru, kulla, Sitatara, &c....
Read full contents: Chapter X - Feminine Divinities
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
Aciravati, Mahi), the corresponding passage in the Chinese translation cites the four great rivers flowing out of Anavatapta (Ganga, Sindhu, Sita, Vakshu) plus a fifth river, still unidentified, the Che p’i yi, and attributes 500 tributaries to each of these rivers (Cf. Demiéville, Les versions chinoises du Milindapanha, BEFEO, XXIV, 1924, p. 152–153; 230–231). This is not the only example where the two traditions do not agree about the same text....
Read full contents: Appendix 2 - The great rivers in Jambudvipa
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