The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c20.s2.t2: 2. Vajrapāśī
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c20.s2.t2
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2. Vajrapāśī
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Colour—Yellow Face—One Arms—Two Direction—South Symbol—Noose
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The second goddess in the series is Vajrapāśī who is the presiding deity of the Southern quarter. Her form is as follows :
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“Dakṣiṇe Vajrapāśī pītā pāśabhṛt-savyapāṇipallavā”. NSP, p. 38.
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“In the South is Vajrapāśī, yellow in colour holding in the right hand the Noose”.
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She shows the raised index finger in the left hand. Her image is found in China ². One of the Chinese statuettes is illustrated in Fig. 193.
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² Clark : TLP, II, p. 64
Cites (1)
- Niṣpannayogāvalī — Abhayākaragupta, Sanskrit