The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c20.s3.t7: 7. Tīkṣṇoṣṇīṣa
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c20.s3.t7
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7. Tīkṣṇoṣṇīṣa
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Colour—Sky-green Symbol—Sword and Book Direction - Vāyu
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The seventh deity in the series of eight Uṣṇiṣa gods is called Tīkṣṇoṣṇiṣa, and his form is described in the following words :
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“Vāyavyāre Tīkṣṇoṣṇiṣo nabhaḥśyāmo dakṣiṇapāṇinā kṛpāṇaṃ vibharāṇo vāmena pustakam.”
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NSP, p. 66 “On the spoke in the Vāyu corner there is Tikṣṇoṣṇīṣa of sky-green colour. He holds in the right hand the sword and in the left hand a manuscript.”
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His statuette is found in the Chinese collection ¹.
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¹ Clark : TLP, II, p. 131
Cites (1)
- Niṣpannayogāvalī — Abhayākaragupta, Sanskrit