The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhism

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14.7 Takkiraja or Vajrayaksha ............................................... 177 14.8 Niladanda ................................................................................... 177 14.9 Usnisa ............................................................................................. 179 14.10 Sumbharaja ................................................................................. 179 XV. Four Great Kings (Caturmaharajas) 15.1 Dhritarastra ............................................................................ 181 15.2 Virudhak ....................................................................................... 183 15.3 Virupaksha ................................................................................... 183 15.4 Vaisravana .................................................................................... 185 XVI. Eight Dikpalas (Eight Deities of Direction) 16.1 Indra or Sakra ........................................................................ 186 16.2 Yama ................................................................................................. 188 16.3 Kuvera ........................................................................................... 190 16.4 Varuna Deva ............................................................................... 191 16.5 Agni Deva ...................................................................................... 191 16.6 Vayu Deva ..................................................................................... 193 16.7 Isana Deva .................................................................................... 195 16.8 Nairrati Deva .......................................................................... 197 XVII. Guardian Deities 17.1 Mahakala .................................................................................... 198 17.2 Ganesh / Ganapati .................................................................. 200 Bibliography ............................................................................................. 202 Glossary of Sanskrit Words ....................................................... 205 xiv
List of Illustrations & Photos (Unless otherwise noted, the line drawings are by Mr. Raj Tuladhar) Acala ................................................................................................................ 170 Adi-Buddha Samantabhadra / Samantabhadri ........................... 45 Agni Deva ....................................................................................................... 192 Akashagarbhaor Khagharba Bodhisattva ................................. 94 Amitabha Buddha (Swayambhu) ........................................................ xix Amoghpash Lokeshvara ........................................................................ 106 Arpacana Manjushree ........................................................................... 123 Arya Vajrapani (bronze) .......................................................................... 99 Arya Manjushree (bronze) .................................................................... 99 Arya Maitreya (silver) .......................................................................... 102 Buddha Kanakamuni ................................................................................ 71 Buddha Krakuchchanda ....................................................................... 68 Buddha Akshobhya (bronze) ................................................................. 51 Buddha Amitabha (bronze) ................................................................... 55 Buddha Aparimita (bronze) ................................................................... 59 Buddha Vipashvi ......................................................................................... 66 Buddha Amoghasiddhi (bronze) ......................................................... 55 Buddha Bhaisajya (bronze) .................................................................... 59 Buddha Bishvabhu ..................................................................................... 66 Buddha Kasyapa ........................................................................................... 71 Buddha Ratna Sambhava (bronze) .................................................... 51 Buddha Vairocana (bronze) ................................................................. 48 Buddha Aparimita (bronze) ................................................................... 61 xv
Page 1 and 2: The Iconography of Nepalese Buddhis
Page 3: e of Nepalese Buddhism by Min Bahad
Page 6 and 7: niques: Lost Wax Process, Chisellin
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Page 30 and 31: not realize Dharmakaya in their lif
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mood to honor Buddha Dipamkara. He
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uddha ishvabhu › uddha ‹ ipashv
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ikhi uddha › uddha ‹ rakuchchan
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sattva, who was to become Shakyamun
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During his career Buddha Kanakamuni
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Shakyamuni Buddha was born in Kapil
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V. Gurus 5.1 Guru Nagarjuna Guru Na
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78 uru adma ‹ ambhava (bronze) In
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she also suggested him to consult G
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He was invited to Tibet to eliminat
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uru songhkapa › uru ‹ ilarepa (
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5.8 Guru Sakya Pandit Guru Sakya Pa
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amantabhadra odhisattva
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sitigarbha odhisattva
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6.3 Akashgarbha or Khagarbha Bodhis
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kashagarbha or hagharba odhisattva
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and Odiyana Acarya continued to pay
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offering ceremonies in honour of hi
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Vajrapani is often depicted with Av
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ya aitreya (silver)
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VII. Forms Of Avalokitesvara 7.1 Pa
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7.2 Amoghpash Lokeshvara Amoghpash
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hand holding a rosary signifies tha
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arihariharihari ahan okeshvara ›
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efore him throwing away his Sudrash
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akta ryavalokiteshvara (ungadeo,
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was the emanation of Arya Avalokite
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7.8 One Thousand-armed Lokeshvara o
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like earrings, and so on. He has el
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VIII. Manjushree & His Forms 8.1 Ar
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8.2 Manjughosha is form of Manjushr
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Manjughosa instantly appeared in th
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Different forms of Manjushree image
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aeons ago. During Shakyamuni’s ti
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hite ara › (bronze) ‹ reen ara
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her Mantra merely a hundred thousan
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existence and destruction. Her Vara
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X. Prajnas Of Five Buddhas (Panca B
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wheel. She is said to be Prajna of
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family and is the nature of hatred.
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ara
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XI. Deities of Anuttara Yoga Tantra
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ornaments, such as the earrings, th
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akrasamvara › ‹ ayagriva (bronz
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deity or Yidam deity. Nepalese Budd
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In his six-armed form, he has three
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She holds a Kartri in her right han
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XIII. Five Protectress Deities: Pan
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against various sorts of unseen dan
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the people of Vaishali the Buddha d
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this incident with tears in his eye
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ahamantranusarini
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that he is the emanation of Bodhisa
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cala › ‹ ighnantaka
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etinue was quite effective. Odiyana
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trident, a sword, a jewel and a lot
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admanantaka › akkiraja ‹ or ajr
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snisa › ‹ iladanda
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hritarastra
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irpaksha › ‹ irudhak
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His body is red in colour. He shows
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XVI. Eight Dikpalas (Eight Deities
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16.2 Yama Yama or Yamaraja is anoth
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16.3 Kuvera Kuvera is one of the mo
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gni eva › ‹ aruna
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certainly attain Buddhahood in futu
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sana eva
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17.1 Mahakala XVII. Guardian Deitie
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e characteristic feature of the Pro
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Bibliography Banerjee, Biswonath ri
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Menon, I. & Farrow, G.W. e evajrata
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laka — Abode of Kuvera, the deity
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amara — Chowris or the fly whisk
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atamattrochcha — Mountain Peak be
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hanikeshara vitaraga — a shrine n
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tpala — a blue lotus ttaratantra
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