Four Goddesses: 1 definition
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Four Goddesses means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaFour Goddesses:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit caturdevī defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 4):
- Rocanī (Yellow goddess),
- Māmakī (Devoted goddess),
- Pāṇḍurā (White goddess),
- Tārā (Shining goddess).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., caturdevī, ‘four Goddesses’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Full-text (+152): Caturdevi, Karali, Jaya, Saumyasya, Krishnasya, Shankari, Agnivadana, Guhyaka, Krishna, Pavana, Agnijvala, Prabhavati, Mahakeshi, Vahnyanana, Agnijihva, Cetrakastha, Kadamba, Siddhida, Susiddha, Devi.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 214 - Four Light Goddesses: Ratnolkā
Figure 215-216 - Four Animal-Faced Goddesses: Siṃhāsyā
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 20.18 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Birth rites of Sambhava < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 2: Story of Prasannacandra < [Chapter IX - Stories of the ploughman]
Part 3: Description of Aṣṭāpada < [Chapter VI]
The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians (by E.A. Wallis Budge)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 61 - The Liturgy of Gaṇeśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Gods of the Egyptians Vol 1 (by E. A. Wallis Budge)