The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c20.s8.t3: 3. Mukundā
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c20.s8.t3
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3. Mukundā
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Colour—White Arms—Two Symbol—Mukunda Instrument
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The third goddess in this series is the goddess Mukundā who plays on the instrument called the Mukunda. Her form is described thus in the Niṣpannayogāvalī : “Mukundā sitā karābhyāṁ Mukundaṁ vādayantī.” NSP, p. 76 “Mukundā is white in colour. She plays on the instrument called the Mukunda with her two hands”.
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One statuette of Mukundā is found in the Chinese collection under the name of Mukundadharā, who is the same as Mukundā ². This Chinese statuette is illustrated in Fig 210.
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² Clark : TLP, II, p 107
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- Niṣpannayogāvalī — Abhayākaragupta, Sanskrit