Eight offering goddesses

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The eight offering goddesses (Wyl. mchod pa'i lha mo brgyad) are the consorts of the Eight great bodhisattvas, the Eight female bodhisattvas. They are as mentioned in the Thirty-seven Point Mandala Offering:

  1. the goddess of beauty (Skt. Lāsyā; Tib. Gekpama)
  2. the goddess of garlands (Skt. Mālā; Tib. Trengwama)
  3. the goddess of song (Skt. Gītā; Tib. Luma)
  4. the goddess of dance (Skt. Nartī or Naivedya; Tib. Garma)
  5. the goddess of flowers (Skt. Puṣpā; Tib. Metokma)
  6. the goddess of incense (Skt. Dhūpā; Tib. Dukpöma)
  7. the goddess of light (Skt. Ālokā; Tib. Nangselma)
  8. the goddess of perfume (Skt. Gandhā; Tib. Drichapma)

Alternative Translations

  1. of charm, of laughter
  2. .
  3. of music

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