The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c19.s1.t7.2
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c19.s1.t7.2
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c19.s1.t7.2
Vasudhārā is the consort of Jambhala and bears the image of either Akṣobhya or Ratnasambhava on her crown. Several Sādhanas in the Sādhanamālā describe her form which is invariably two-armed. As none of the Sādhanas mentions the Āsana, she may be represented in any attitude, standing or sitting. She is richly decked in ornaments and is invariably accompanied by her attendants. Her complexion is always yellow, and she carries in her left hand the ears of corn with the vessel that showers gems, while the right hand exhibits the Varada mudrā. The short Sādhana describing her is as follows :