The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c10.s6.t2.2
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c10.s6.t2.2
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c10.s6.t2.2
Ratnapāṇi, as the name signifies, belongs to the Ratnakula which is presided over by the Dhyāni Buddha Ratnasambhava, whose spiritual consort is Vajradhātviśvarī. Ratnapāṇi is of the same nature as the Dhyāni Buddha and when represented, he either stands erect, or sits in different sitting postures. He holds the stalk of a lotus on which appears the Kula symbol which is here the Jewel (Ratnacchaṭā). He is represented sparingly in the Buddhist countries of the North, and a metal image of his found in Nepal is illustrated here (Fig 40). Ratnapāṇi is known and represented in Tibet ⁵.