The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Marici (with jade girdle)
This chapter describes Marici (with jade girdle) located on page 498 and contained in the collection "Goddesses (Matrka): Various Goddess" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
Emanations of Vairocana: Ashtabhuja and Dashabhujasita Marici. Fig. 152: Ashtabhuja Marici (Indian Museum) Fig. 153: Ashtabhuja Marici (Indian Museum) Fig. 154: Ashtabhuja Marici (Lucknow Museum) Fig. 155: Dashabhujasita-Marici Marici is invoked by the Lamas of Tibet about the time of sun-rise, which shows her connection with the sun. She too, like the Hindu Sun-god, has a chariot. Her chariot is drawn by seven pigs, while that of the sun is drawn by seven horses....
Read full contents: Figure 152-155 - Emanations of Vairocana: Ashtabhuja and Dashabhujasita Marici
The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Marici....
Read full contents: Chapter X - Feminine Divinities
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
Shatasahasrika, Sanskrit text, p. 5: 1) maya, 2) marici, 3) udakacandra, 4) svapna, 5) pratishrutka, 6) pratibhasa, 7) gandharvanagara, 8) pratibimba, 9) nirmana. Ibid, p. 1209: The category ‘bodhisattva’ is also unreal, like the following things: akashashakuni, svapna, maya, marici, udakacandra, pratishrutka, pratibhasa, bimba, tathagatanirmita....
Read full contents: Introduction: the ten comparisons (upamana)
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