Akashagarbha, Bodhisattva: Difference between revisions

From Rigpa Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Akashagarbha''' (Skt. Ākāśagarbha; [[Wyl.]] ''nam mkha'i snying po'') — one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]]. He is often depicted as yellow in colour and holding a sword to cut through the [[destructive emotions]].  
'''Akashagarbha''' (Skt. ''Ākāśagarbha''; [[Wyl.]] ''nam mkha'i snying po'') — one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]]. He is often depicted as yellow in colour and holding a sword to cut through the [[destructive emotions]].  


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
Line 5: Line 5:


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Bodhisattvas]]

Revision as of 15:54, 8 September 2009

Akashagarbha (Skt. Ākāśagarbha; Wyl. nam mkha'i snying po) — one of the eight great bodhisattvas. He is often depicted as yellow in colour and holding a sword to cut through the destructive emotions.

Further Reading

  • Jamgön Mipham, A Garland of Jewels, (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008