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SARASWATI
Saraswati is the Goddess of Learning. All those who worship her is
believed to confer Wisdom and Learning. As Goddess of music and poetry
she is revered alike by Brahmans and Buddhists. She is generally represented
seated holding with her two hands the Bina. She is of white colour
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SAHASRABHUJA
AVALOKITESWARA
Sahasrabhuja Avalokiteswara is cosmic form of Avalokiteswara. He is
represented with eleven heads and one thousand arms. The basic image
is of the eleven headed and eight armed Lokeswara. The eight arms
of Sahasrabhua Avalokiteswara has more prominent position and other
remaining one are distributed on either side to form a mandala. These
arms are sometimes marked with eyes. The eleventh head at the top
is that of this parent Tathagata, Amitabha. The tenth head is terrifying
and all others are placid. The principal pair of hands is held against
the chest in the gesture of adoration while the uppermost hands hold
the rosary and the full blown lotus. These four hands thus represent
the aspect of the Bodhisatwa known as Kharchheri. The other four hands
display with jewel and the gesture of charity on the right and the
pot and the bow and arrow on the left. |
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RAHULA
Rahula is the Dharma Protector. He is arisen out of the pure land
of fire and infinite ferocity. He is smoky grey in colour. He has
nine heads, four arms and one thousand flaming eyes. |
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KHARACHHERI
Kharchheri is also a form of Bodhisatwa Avalokiteswara. He is also
known as Six syllabled Lokeswara. The Six syllables are "OM MANI PADME
HUM" which is considered so efficacious that it has been carved on
rock faces and constantly chanted by devotees. He is white in colour,
four armed carrying rosary in the right hand and full blown lotus
in left. The other two principal hands are raised to the chest with
the palms enjoined in Namaskar Mudra with a round object known as
"jewel" which is regarded as a symbol of knowledge. |
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NARTESWARA
Shiva, when in the form of dancing is known as Narteswara. He has
fourteen arms and mostly found on his mount, Bull. Narteswara is
Nataraj (King of Dancers). Narteswara is very popular with the Newars
as Naasan Deva, Patron of music and dance.
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AKASHAGARBHA
The Bodhisatwa Akashagarbha is also known by the name of Khagarbha.
The word "KHA" and "Akasha" signify the same thing "SKY". Akashagarbha
is the Bodhisatwa who lives in the world of Sky.
Akashagarbha is green in complexion with the right hand shows all
kings of jewels and with the left he holds the Cintamani jewel.
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