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The '''eight female [[bodhisattva]]s''' are,
The '''eight female [[bodhisattva]]s''' are,


#Lasya (Tib. ''Gegmoma'') the consort of [[Kshitigarbha]]
#Lasya (Skt. ''Lāsyā''; Tib. ''Gegmoma'') the consort of [[Kshitigarbha]]
#Gita (Tib. ''Luma'') the consort of [[Vajrapani]]
#Gita (Skt. ''Ghirtī''; Tib. ''Luma'') the consort of [[Vajrapani]]
#Malya (Tib. ''Trengwama'') the consort of [[Akashagarbha]]
#Malya (Skt. ''Mālyā''; Tib. ''Trengwama'') the consort of [[Akashagarbha]]
#Nritya (Tib. ''Zik Garma'') the consort of [[Avalokiteshvara]]
#Nritya (Skt. ''Nirtī''; Tib. ''Zik Garma'') the consort of [[Avalokiteshvara]]
#Dhupa (Tib. ''Dukpöma'') the consort of [[Maitreya]]
#Dhupa (Skt. ''Dhupā''; Tib. ''Dukpöma'') the consort of [[Maitreya]]
#Pushpa (Tib. ''Metokchen'') the consort of [[Sarvanivaranavishkambhin]]
#Pushpa (Skt. ''Pūṣpā''; Tib. ''Metokchen'') the consort of [[Sarvanivaranavishkambhin]]
#Aloka (Tib. ''Aloke'') the consort of [[Samantabhadra]]
#Aloka (Skt. ''Alokā''; Tib. ''Aloke'') the consort of [[Samantabhadra]]
#Gandha (Tib. ''Drichabma'') the consort of [[Mañjushri]]
#Gandha (Skt. ''Gandhā''; Tib. ''Drichabma'') the consort of [[Mañjushri]]
 
Symbolically they represent the pure state of sense objects.


[[Category: Enumerations]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]

Revision as of 16:42, 30 December 2008

The eight female bodhisattvas are,

  1. Lasya (Skt. Lāsyā; Tib. Gegmoma) the consort of Kshitigarbha
  2. Gita (Skt. Ghirtī; Tib. Luma) the consort of Vajrapani
  3. Malya (Skt. Mālyā; Tib. Trengwama) the consort of Akashagarbha
  4. Nritya (Skt. Nirtī; Tib. Zik Garma) the consort of Avalokiteshvara
  5. Dhupa (Skt. Dhupā; Tib. Dukpöma) the consort of Maitreya
  6. Pushpa (Skt. Pūṣpā; Tib. Metokchen) the consort of Sarvanivaranavishkambhin
  7. Aloka (Skt. Alokā; Tib. Aloke) the consort of Samantabhadra
  8. Gandha (Skt. Gandhā; Tib. Drichabma) the consort of Mañjushri

Symbolically they represent the pure state of sense objects.