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
Dhanada
This chapter describes Dhanada located on page 544 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 “Dhanada” according to 2 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
Images of Dhanada Tara are found in Tibet and China. Fig. 172 illustrates a Nepalese drawing....
Read full contents: Figure 172 - Emanations of Amoghasiddhi: Dhanada-Tara
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms [by William Edward Soothill]
四天王天 Caturmaharajakayika [i.e. the realms of 持國天 Dhritarashtra, east; 增長天 Virudhaka, south; 廣目天 Virupaksha, west; 多聞天 Vai shramana (Dhanada), north]. 忉利天 Trayastrimsha. 兜率天 Tushita. 化樂天 Nirmanarati. 他化自在天 Paranirmitavashavarin. 欲箭 The arrows of desire, or lust. Also the darts of the bodhisattva 欲金剛, who hooks and draws all beings to Buddha. 欲色 The two realms of desire and form, or the passions and the sensuous. 欲苦 The sufferings of desire, or in desire-realms....
Read full contents: Part 11 - Eleven Strokes
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