Ulkadhara, Ulkādharā, Ulkādhara, Ulka-dhara: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyUlkādharā (उल्काधरा) is another name for Ratnolkā: one of the four “Light Goddesses”, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is yellow; her Symbol is the jewel; she has two arms.—The third in the series of four goddesses of Light is called Ratnolkā. [...] She is represented in the Chinese collection under the name of Ulkādharā.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Dhara, Ulka, Tara.
Full-text: Ratnolka.
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