The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c20.s3.t2: 2. Ratnoṣṇīṣa
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c20.s3.t2
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2. Ratnoṣṇīṣa
c20.s3.t2.1
Colour—Blue Symbol—Varada Direction—South
c20.s3.t2.2
The second deity in the Uṣṇīṣa series of gods is Ratnoṣṇīṣa and his form is described as under :
c20.s3.t2.3
“Dakṣiṇāre Ratnoṣṇīṣo nīlo Varadamudrayānvitaḥ”.
c20.s3.t2.4
NSP, p. 66.
c20.s3.t2.5
“On the Southern spoke there is Ratnoṣṇīṣa who is blue in colour and shows the Varada mudrā”.
c20.s3.t2.6
His statuette is not found in the Chinese collection.
Cites (1)
- Niṣpannayogāvalī — Abhayākaragupta, Sanskrit