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
Usnisavijaya
This chapter describes Usnisavijaya located on page 502 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Usnisavijaya” according to 2 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
They obviously represent none but the eight syllables of the Tara Mantra “Om Tare Tuttare Ture”, the two others, Ushnishavijaya and Sumbha, being omitted....
Read full contents: Figure 249 - Dacca image of Khadiravani Tara
The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
Usnisavijaya (T. Rnam-par) (P. 164) (white). Amytayus (T. Tse-dpag-med) (P. 85). Akshobhya (without Sakti) (dark green). Ratnasambhava (colour of cinnamon). Avalokitesvara. Samantabhadra [after the explicative list of the lama] (P. 152) (dark blue). Sman-bla (P. 142) (dark). Visvapani (Dhyani-Bodhisattva of Amoghasidi?). (53-61) Eleventh to nineteenth Tathagata. Twentieth Tathagata (T. Klu-dban-gi) (P. 100) (white). (63-68) Twenty-first to twenty-sixth Tathagata....
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