The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c23.22
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c23.22
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Secondly, the number of gods and goddesses increases when Śūnya manifests in different forms the nine "Rasas" or dramatic sentiments. For instance, Śūnya will be Khadiravaṇī or Lokanātha when benign (Karuṇa), Mārīcī when Heroic (Vīra), Vighnāntaka, Heruka or Mahākāla when awe-inpiring (Bhaya), Aparājitā when wrathful (Raudra), Vajracarcikā in its moments of disgust and loathsomeness (Bībhatsa), Prajñāpāramitā when peaceful (Śānta), and so on.