The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c23.16
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c23.16
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c23.16
With regard to colour it may be remembered that their stock number is usually five corresponding to the five cosmic elements. Thus according to authoritative books, the element of Water is white in colour, Earth is yellow, Fire is red, Ether is green, and Air is blue. Of these the two colours white and yellow representing Water and Earth are benign, and the other colours red, green and blue are clearly malefic. The earthy and watery gods are peaceful, while the gods of the other three elements are fearful in character. Blue seems to be the most violent of all.