The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c10.s5.t2.2
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c10.s5.t2.2
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Viśvapāṇi, as the name indicates, is the holder of the Viśvavajra or the double thunderbolt which is the symbol of the Dhyāni Buddha Amoghasiddhi, whose spiritual consort is Tārā or Tāriṇī. They all belong to what is called the Karmakula to which the green colour is assigned. Viśvapāṇi thus is green in colour and shows the Viśvavajra on a lotus. When represented, he may stand erect or sit in different sitting postures. His images are sometimes found, and one specimen is illustrated here (Fig 36). Viśvapāṇi is known in Tibet³