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The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c19.s1.t6.5

The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c19.s1.t6.5

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c19.s1.t6.5

“Mahāpratisarā has yellow complexion, three faces, each with three eyes, and ten arms; her right and left faces are of blue and white colour respectively. She carries in her five right hands the sword the Vajra, the arrow, the Varada mudrā and the parasol held against her chest, and her five left hands similarly hold the bow, the banner, the jewel, the Paraśu and the conch. She bears the image of Ratnasambhava on the crown, has a blue jacket and a red scarf, sits on the Ardhaparyaṅka in the Lalita attitude, and wears celestial ornaments and garments”.