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'''Akashagarbha''' (Skt. Ākāśagarbha; [[Wyl.]] ''nam mkha'i snying po'') — one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]].
[[image:Akashagarbha-2.jpg|frame|'''Akashagarbha''']]
'''Akashagarbha''' (Skt. ''Ākāśagarbha''; Tib. [[ནམ་མཁའི་སྙིང་པོ་]], ''Namkhé Nyingpo'', Wyl. ''nam mkha'i snying po'') — one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]]. The name means 'nucleus of space.' Akashagarbha is associated with the element of space (Skt. '' ākāśa''), as well as wisdom and knowledge similar to [[Mañjushri]]. He is often depicted as blue, yellow or green in colour and holding a sword to cut through the [[destructive emotions]].  


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*Jamgön Mipham, ''A Garland of Jewels'', (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008
*[[Jamgön Mipham]], ''A Garland of Jewels'', (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008, ISBN  978-1934608036
 
==Internal Links==
*The [[Akashagarbha Sutra]]
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.lamayeshe.com/advice/akashagarbha-mantra Thubten Zopa Rinpoche advice on the Akashagarbha Mantra]


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Bodhisattvas]]
[[Category: Eight Close Sons]]

Revision as of 12:36, 9 February 2019

Akashagarbha

Akashagarbha (Skt. Ākāśagarbha; Tib. ནམ་མཁའི་སྙིང་པོ་, Namkhé Nyingpo, Wyl. nam mkha'i snying po) — one of the eight great bodhisattvas. The name means 'nucleus of space.' Akashagarbha is associated with the element of space (Skt. ākāśa), as well as wisdom and knowledge similar to Mañjushri. He is often depicted as blue, yellow or green 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, ISBN 978-1934608036

Internal Links

External Links