Dhanadatara, Dhanadatārā, Dhanada-tara: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyDhanadatārā (धनदतारा) refers to one of the various emanations of Amoghasiddhi, as mentioned in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—Her Colour is green; she has four arms.—Dhanadatārā is one of the four-armed varieties of Tārā. The special features of this goddess are that she rides an animal, and like Vajratārā, is surrounded by eight goddesses, originating from the eight syllables of the famous mantra “oṃ tāre tuttāre ture svāhā”. The symbols that are held in her four hands are also different from all other varieties of four-armed Tārā.
The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Dhanadatārā described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:—
“The worshipper should conceive himself as goddess Dhanadatārā, who is seated on and has the radiance of the moon, is benign in appearance, sits on an animal, has green complexion, one face, two eyes,and four arms showing the rosary, the varada pose, the utpala and the book. She wears variegated ornaments and garments... The worshipper should further conceive himself as receiving homage from the goddesses, Locanā and others, and as bearing the image of Amoghasiddhi on the crown.”
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: Tara, Dhanada.
Full-text: Dhanada.
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