The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c25.37
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c25.37
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Garuḍa, mythical bird supposed to be the destroyer of all serpents. The Hindus regard him as the Vāhana of Viṣṇu. Garuḍa is represented as a huge bird with a human body, two wings and sharp beaks, generally with hands clasped against the chest.