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'''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''; Tib. ''Namkhé Nyingpo''; [[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==
*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


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

Revision as of 12:24, 9 September 2009

Akashagarbha (Skt. Ākāśagarbha; Tib. Namkhé Nyingpo; 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