Khadiravani, Khadiravaṇī: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyKhadiravaṇī (खदिरवणी) or Khadiravaṇītārā 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; her Mudrā is the varada; her Symbol is the utpala; her Companions are Aśokakāntā and Ekajaṭā.—Khadiravaṇī is endowed with two hands, showing the varada-mudrā in the right and the utpala in the left. She can be recognized by the figures of the two attendant deities, Aśokakāntāmārīcī and Ekajaṭā.
The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Khadiravaṇī described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:—
“The worshipper should conceive himself as Khadiravaṇī Tārā of green colour, who bears the image of Amoghasiddhi on her crown,and shows the varada-mudrā and the utpala in the right and left hands respectively. To the right and left of her appear Aśokakāntā Mārīcī and Ekajaṭā, and she appears a celestial virgin... Thus meditating....”
Khadiravaṇī is commonly known as Śyāmātārā because of her green colour, and as the Sādhana does not mention any particular āsana she may be represented in any attitude, either sitting or standing.
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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Starts with: Khadiravanika, Khadiravanitara, Khadiravaniya, Khadiravaniya Revata.
Full-text: Shyamatara, Khadiravanitara, Vashyatara, Sitatara, Tara.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 249 - Dacca image of Khadiravaṇī Tārā
Figure 166-168 - Emanations of Amoghasiddhi: Khadiravaṇī Tārā
Figure 170 - Emanations of Amoghasiddhi: Vaśyatārā (Vaśya Tārā)
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
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