Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

Vali 335uncertain identity. Color: green. Attributes: bell,club, hook, prayer wheel, staff and sword.VajrapaniGod. Buddhist [mainly Tibet]. An emanation ofAKSOBHYA but also sometimes identified withADIBUDDBA. Generally thought to reflect the secondDHYANIBUDDHA or spiritual meditation buddha.Sometimes depicted with a peacock.Alternatively considered to be a counterpart ofthe Hindu god INDRA. Color: dark blue or white.Attributes: noose, snake and staff. Also Acala-Vajrapani; Acarya-Vajrapani.VajrapasiMinor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). A femaledikpala or guardian of the southern direction.Color: yellow. Attributes: staff with noose.VajrasphotaGoddess. Buddhist. A female dikpala or guardianof the western direction. Attribute: staff.Vajrasrnkhala (personification)1. Minor goddess. Buddhist. One of the Mahayanadeities said to be an emanation of AMOGHASIDDHI.Some texts describe her as the SAKTI of HEVAJIRA.Color: green. Attributes: arrow, bow, cup, image ofAmoghasiddhi on the crown, mane, noose skin,and staff. Three-eyed and three-headed.2. Goddess of learning. Jain. One of sixteenVIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI.VajrataraGoddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). Considered tobe an emanation of all the DHYANIBUDDHAS orspiritual meditation buddhas. Also identified as anemanation of RATNASAMBHAVA or a form ofBhrkuti. She stands upon a lotus. Color: golden.Attributes: arrow, blue lotus, bow, conch, hook,images of the five Dhyanibuddhas on the crown,noose and staff. Three-eyed.Vajravarahi (diamond sow)Goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana) and Lamaist[Tibet]. An emanation of VAIROCANA and sometimesidentified as the SAKTI of HEVAJIRA. InLamaism she accompanies VAJRADAKA. She isdepicted treading on a man. Color: red. Attributes:principally club, cup, image of Vairocana onthe crown and knife, but with an assortment ofother attributes from time to time. Three-eyedand three-headed.Vajravidarani (tearing asunder)Minor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). Attributes:arrows, banner, bow, hook, noose, shield, staffand sword. Five-headed.VajrayoginiMinor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). She cansometimes be identified carrying her severed headin her hand. Color: yellow. Attributes: club, cup,knife and staff. Three-eyed.VajrosnisaGod. Buddhist. Apparently connected with theguardian deities or dikpalas in the easterly direction.Color: white.See also PADMANTAKA.ValiGod. Nordic (Icelandic). One of the sons ofOTHIN, his mother is RIND. A hardened, bold