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'''Hariti''' (Skt. ''Hāritī''; Tib. ''phrog ma'') — a wild, much-feared yakshini who used to devour children, until she was tamed by the Buddha and became a protector of the Dharma. | '''Hariti''' (Skt. ''Hāritī''; Tib. ''phrog ma'') — a wild, much-feared yakshini who used to devour children, until she was tamed by the Buddha and became a protector of the Dharma. | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading== | ||
| + | * [https://www.asafas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dl/publications/no_1101/AA111_1_sree.pdf Sree Padma. “Hariti: Village Origins, Buddhist Elaborations and Saivite Accommodations.” In ''Asian and African Area Studies, 11 (1),'' 2011: 1-17.] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Hariti (Skt. Hāritī; Tib. phrog ma) — a wild, much-feared yakshini who used to devour children, until she was tamed by the Buddha and became a protector of the Dharma.
Further Reading
Notes
