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
Mahapita-Vaisravana
This chapter describes Mahapita-Vaisravana located on page 652 and contained in the collection "Protective Deities: Vaisravana" 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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
Notes on the stanzas spoken by Vaishravana in honor of the Buddha. Note: this appendix is extracted from Chapter VIII part 5. In the Dirghagama, king Vaishravana addresses the following stanza to the Buddha: I bow before the Buddhas, past, future and present; I take refuge (sharana) in the Buddha Shakyamuni....
Read full contents: Appendix 13 - Notes on the stanzas spoken by Vaishravana in honor of the Buddha
The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Vaisravana was also represented alone in frescoes at the entrance to the temples opposite Hariti (v. Hariti). According to Waddell she is a form of his consort, Vasudhara (v. Kuvera). In all the representations of the Lokapala found in Chinese Turkestan they are elaborately dressed, usually in armour, holding their respective symbols, and also standing, as a rule, on crouching demons....
Read full contents: Chapter XIV - Minor Gods
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) [by George N. Roerich]
For instance, the Lord of Wealth (nor gyi bdag po) was sometimes called vaishravana, which means “Son of Learning” (rnani thos kyi bu), and sometimes called vaishravana, which means “Son of Rest” (n al sos kyi bu). Also one and the same person, was sometimes called nagabodhi, meaning “The Enlightenment of a Naga” (klu i byan chub), and sometimes called nagabuddhi, which means “Naga s wisdom” (kLu i blo)....
Read full contents: Introduction: The (system) of gcod yul and kha rag pa
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