The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c20.s2.t4: 4. Vajraghaṇṭā
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c20.s2.t4
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4. Vajraghaṇṭā
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| Colour—Green | Face—One |
| Arms—Two | Direction—North |
| Symbol—Bell | |
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The fourth deity in the series is Vajraghaṇṭā, who is the embodiment of the Northern direction and is described as follows :
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“Uttare Vajraghaṇṭā śyāmā vajraghaṇṭāṅkadakṣiṇabhujā”. NSP, p. 38
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“In the North there is Vajraghaṇṭā, green in colour, holding in her right hand the Bell”.
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The left hand of the goddess displays as usual the raised index finger. A statuette of this goddess occurs in the Chinese collection ².
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² Clark : TLP, II, p. 286.
Cites (1)
- Niṣpannayogāvalī — Abhayākaragupta, Sanskrit