The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c20.s3.t5: 5. Tejoṣṇīṣa

The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c20.s3.t5

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5. Tejoṣṇīṣa

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Colour—Whitish red Symbol—Sun Direction—Agni

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The fifth deity in the series of the eight Uṣṇiṣa gods is called Tejoṣṇiṣa, and his form is described as under :

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“Āgneyāre Tejoṣṇiṣaḥ sitaraktamiśravaṛṇaḥ sūryabhṛddakṣiṇapāṇiḥ kaṭisthavāmakaraḥ”.

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NSP, p. 66

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“On the spoke in the Agni corner there is Tejoṣṇiṣa of whitish red colour. In his right hand he holds the disc of the sun while the left rests on the hip”.

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A statuette of his is found in the Chinese collection under the title of Tejorāśyuṣṇiṣa ¹.

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¹ Clark : TLP, II, p. 158

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Niṣpannayogāvalī — Abhayākaragupta, Sanskrit