"Icons Worthwhile to See" (Bris sku mthon ba don ldan)
consisting of 3 texts:-
(1st) Rin->byun -- pp. 234-377
(2nd) sNar-than -- pp. 379-395
(3rd) rDor-phren = Vajra-avali -- pp. 397-415
Rin-<byun (compiled 17th century Ch.E.)
the 16 Arhant-s -- 16-32. p. 244; gNas-bcu pp. 246-7
page |
stanza |
site |
arhant |
retinue (100s) |
holding __ |
246 |
21 |
Kailasa g |
Anga-ja |
13 |
censer |
22 |
quartz g |
A-jita |
1 |
||
23 |
7-leaf g |
Vana-vasin |
14 |
||
24 |
Tamra (copper) d |
Kalika |
11 |
golden earrings |
|
25 |
Lanka d |
Vajri-putra |
10 |
||
26 |
d in Yamuna |
Bhadra |
12 |
||
27 |
Kas`mir |
Kanaka-vatsa |
5 |
noose |
|
28 |
Godaniya (W) |
Kanaka-bharadvaja |
7 |
||
29 |
Uttara-kuru (N) |
Bakula |
9 |
mongoose |
|
30 |
Priyangu |
Rahula |
11 |
jeweled crown |
|
31 |
Gr.dhra-kut.a |
Cud.a-panthaka |
16 |
||
32 |
Videha (E) |
Pin.d.ola- bharadvaja |
10 |
book & almsbowl |
|
33 |
Trayastrims`a |
Panthaka |
9 |
book |
|
34 |
Vipula-pars`va g |
Naga-sena |
12 |
flask & rod-staff |
|
247 |
35 |
Bhihu g |
Gopaka |
14 |
book |
36 |
Himalaya g |
A-bheda |
10 |
bodhi-stupa |
|
37 |
Dharma-trata |
book |
abbreviations: g[iri] "mountain", d[vipa] "isle"
the Catur-Maha-raja "4 Great-kings" -- 35-8. p. 245(; p. 248) [411-4. p. 375]
# |
gate |
color |
holding __ |
retinue |
name |
# |
color |
seat |
35 |
east |
white (green) |
vin.a lute |
Gandharva-s |
Dhr.ta-ras.t.ra |
412 |
white with green |
elephant |
36 |
south |
blue |
sword |
Kumbha-an.d.a-s |
Vi-rud.haka |
413 |
sky-blue |
buffalo |
37 |
west |
red |
noose |
Naga-s |
Virupa-aks.a |
414 |
red |
naga |
38 |
north |
yellow (golden) |
banner |
Yaks.a-s |
Vais`ravan.a |
411 |
golden |
lion |
deities on Guhya-samaja-Man~ju-vajra "Secret-assembly Mild-thunderbolt" -- 52. p. 250
at __ |
deity |
eyen |
Ks.iti-garbha |
ears |
Vajra-pan.i |
nose |
Kha-garbha |
tongue |
Ava-lokita |
brow |
Nivaran.a-vis.kambhin |
navel |
Samanta-bhadra |
the 6 armor-heroes of S`ri-Cakra-sambara -- 56-61. p. 252
bija |
hero |
color |
holding __ |
HAS |
Vajra-sattva |
white |
|
HI |
Vai-rocana |
yellow |
wheel |
HU |
Padma-narta-is`vara |
red |
waterlily |
HE |
S`ri-Heruka |
black |
vajra |
HO |
Vajra-surya |
orange |
jewel |
HAM |
Parama-as`va |
green |
sword |
the 6 armor-heroines -- 62-67. p. 252
heroine |
meaning |
color |
Vajra-varahi |
-sow |
red |
Yamini |
restrainress |
blue |
Mohani |
deludress |
white |
San~calini |
shakress |
yellow |
Santrasini |
terrifieress |
green |
Can.d.ika |
wrathess |
gray |
the 6 goddesses around Sambara-avalokita -- 70. p. 254
goddess |
color |
Heruka |
blue |
Bhima |
yellow |
Rudran.i |
red |
Vas`a-vartini |
green |
Vyava-lokita |
gray |
Vajra-d.akini |
white |
colors of fingers (outside) & of finger-joints (palmside) -- 72-73. p. 255
fingers |
color |
thumbs |
yellow |
forefingers |
white |
middle fingers |
red |
ring-fingers |
black |
little fingers |
green |
finger-joints |
color |
1st |
black |
2nd |
red |
3rd |
white |
the 5-deity arya from Amogha-pas`a-Ava-lokita -- 105. p. 265
direction |
bija, marked on __ |
deity |
color |
center |
RAM, sun |
Pas`u-pati |
white |
east |
HA, noose |
Amogha-pas`a |
red |
south |
HUM, cudgel |
Haya-griva |
green |
west |
PHA, sword |
+Eka-jat.a |
blue |
north |
T.A, vajra-cudgel |
+Bhr.kut.i |
offwhite |
the deities protecting from the 8 perils; around Arya-Ava-lokita -- 121-129. p. 269
direction |
-bhaya-tran.a |
"-peril-protector" |
color |
holding __ |
center |
11-faced Arya |
|||
east |
Agni- |
"fire-" |
white |
moonstone |
south |
Jala- |
"water-" |
white |
wheel |
west |
Simha- |
"lions-" |
yellow |
book |
north |
Hasti- |
"elephants-" |
orange |
sunstone |
southeast |
Dan.d.a- |
"punishment-" |
red |
noose |
southwest |
Naga- |
"dragons-" |
green |
waterpot |
northwest |
D.akini- |
"witches-" |
black |
flag |
northeast |
Cora- |
"robbers-" |
red |
bell |
5-goddess Tara -- 145-149. p. 274
direction |
goddess |
color |
holding __ |
center |
Tara |
bluegreen |
utpala |
east |
Pratisara |
white |
gem |
south |
Marici |
yellow |
as`oka-branch |
west |
Varahi |
red |
skull |
north |
Eka-jat.a |
black |
skull |
deities on Amita-ayus & +Padma-kundhali -- 181. p. 285
at __ |
deity |
apex of head |
Vai-rocana |
throat |
Amita-abha |
heart |
A-ks.obhya |
navel |
Ratna-sambhava |
genitalia |
Amogha-siddhi |
naga-raja-s "dragon-kings" as ornaments of Vighna-antaka "Hindrance-ender" -- 214. p. 297 [of Hum-kara 481. pp. 406-7]
naga-raja |
color |
ornament |
481 |
An-anta |
blue |
hair-binder |
1st |
Taks.aka |
red |
earrings |
2nd |
Kulika |
variegated |
armlets |
8th |
S`ankha-pala |
yellow |
bracelets |
7th |
[Sundara-]Padma |
white |
necklace |
6th |
Karkot.aka |
green |
sacred-thread |
4th |
Vasuki |
nectar-hued |
cincture |
5th |
Maha-padma |
white |
anklets |
3rd |
S`abala-jn~ana-Garud.a "Variegated-gnosis G." -- 230. p. 302
members of body |
element |
color |
legs |
earth |
yellow |
belly |
water |
white |
thorax |
fire |
red |
head |
air |
black |
apex of head |
jn~ana |
blue |
wings |
akas`a |
variegated |
the 13 "Golden Dharma-s" (of the Sa-skya-pa) -- p. 303
ordinal #s |
this book's section-#s |
deities |
1-3 |
77-9 |
3 D.akini-s |
4-6 |
10-2 |
3 major reds |
7-9 |
206-8 |
3 minor reds |
10 |
184 |
A-mara-Vajra-devi |
11 |
319 |
red Jambhala |
12 |
234/5 |
Simha-mukhi |
13 |
232 |
black Man~ju-s`ri |
[names of these 13]
page |
sections |
class of deity (meaning) |
sections |
deity |
meaning |
258 |
77-79 |
+Khe-cari-traya "sky-moving-3" |
77 |
Nad.a-Khe-cari |
noise- |
78 |
Maitri-Khe-cari Vidya-dhari-Keli |
friendly- spell-support-sport |
|||
259 |
79 |
Dvi-mukhi-Varahi Indra-Khe-cari |
2-mouthed-sow |
||
240 |
10-12 |
||||
240 |
10-12 |
3 reds |
10 |
+Kuru-kulla |
|
241 |
11 |
T.akki-raja |
|||
242 |
12 |
Gan.a-pati |
troop-lord |
||
293-4 |
206-208 |
3 minor reds |
206 |
+Hr.d-suvarn.a-bin.d.u-Laks.mi |
heart-golden-droplet- |
207 |
+Vasu-dhara |
wealth-support |
|||
208 |
+Tinu |
||||
286 |
others |
184 |
+A-mara-Vajra-devi |
immortal- |
|
328 |
319 |
Jambhala |
tusked |
||
304 |
234/5 |
+Simha-mukhi |
lioness-mouthed |
||
303 |
232 |
Man~ju-s`ri |
mild-revered |
the 21 +Tara-s
page |
section |
# |
-Tara |
meaning |
color |
faces |
arms |
316 |
276 |
1st |
Pra-vira- |
heroic |
red |
1 |
8 |
317 |
277 |
2nd |
Candra-ojas-s`ukla- |
white as the moon |
white |
3 |
12 |
278 |
3rd |
Kanaka-varn.a- |
golden-colored |
yellow |
1 |
10 |
|
279 |
4th |
Us.n.is.a-vijaya- |
turban victorious |
yellow |
1 |
4 |
|
280 |
5th |
Hum-s`abdini- |
hum-sound |
yellow |
1 |
2 |
|
281 |
6th |
Trai-lokya-vijaya- |
triple-world-victorious |
red |
1 |
4 |
|
282 |
7th |
Vadi-parmardini- |
disputants-crushing |
black |
1 |
4 |
|
283 |
8th |
Parama-abhis.eka-da- |
supreme-powers-bestowing |
yellow |
1 |
4 |
|
284-6 |
9th |
Khad.ira-van.i- |
-forest |
blue-green |
1 |
2 |
|
318 |
287 |
9th |
Vara-da- |
boons-grantress |
red |
1 |
4 |
288 |
10th |
S`oka-vinodana- |
sorrow-dispelleress |
red |
1 |
4 |
|
289 |
11th |
Jagad-akars.ana- |
world-summoneress |
black |
1 |
2 |
|
290 |
12th |
Mangala-avabhasa- |
omen-light |
yellow |
1 |
8 |
|
291 |
13th |
Pari-pacana- |
ripeneress |
red |
1 |
2 |
|
292 |
14th |
Calad-bhr.kut.i- |
shaking frowning |
blue |
3 |
6 |
|
293 |
15th |
Maha-s`anti- |
great peace |
white |
1 |
6 |
|
319 |
294 |
16th |
Sanga-nas`ani- |
attachment-destructrix |
red |
1 |
2 |
295 |
17th |
Sukha-siddhi- |
bliss-accomplisheress |
orange |
1 |
2 |
|
296 |
18th |
Pra-pus.t.i- |
increase |
white |
1 |
4 |
|
297 |
19th |
Duh.kha-dahana- |
suffering-burneress |
white |
1 |
2 |
|
298 |
20th |
Siddhi-sambhava- |
attainments-birth |
orange |
1 |
2 |
|
299 |
21st |
Pari-puran.a- |
perfecteress |
white |
1 |
2 |
Vai-s`ravan.a, entourage of -- 300. p. 320 (also: 311. p. 324)
direction |
god |
color |
holding __ |
center |
Vai-s`raman.a |
golden |
mongoose |
east |
Jambhala |
yellow |
jewel |
south |
Purn.a-bhadra |
yellow |
jewel-flask |
west |
Man.i-bhadra |
white |
gem |
north |
Kubera |
black |
sword |
southeast |
San~-jn~aya |
yellow |
sword |
southwest |
At.avaka |
black |
red jewel-spear |
northwest |
Pan~cika |
pale yellow |
storeyed aedifice |
northeast |
Pici-kun.d.alin |
white |
saber & shield |
"Treasure of Vulture Valley" -- 301. p. 322
set |
direction |
deity |
color |
on spokes |
east |
Rahula |
gray |
south |
Dhana |
yellow |
|
west |
Kala |
purple |
|
north |
Kubera |
green |
|
yaks.a-s : "-nose" |
east |
"Pot-" |
green |
south |
"Conch-" |
||
west |
"3-" |
||
north |
"Big-" |
||
goddesses at gates |
east |
+Ankus`i |
white |
south |
+Pas`i |
yellow |
|
west |
+Sphot.a |
red |
|
north |
+Ghan.t.a |
green |
Rahula is 9-headed, each head surmounted by a raven's head; "His head and body are all covered with eyes." He is a naga (lower 1/2 snake, upper 1/2 raks.asa).
on the 4 spokes of blue wheel at black Vai-s`ravan.a on blue horse -- 310. p. 324
direction |
lake of __ |
quality |
vehicles of daemonesses |
east |
milk |
anger |
gayal |
south |
melted butter |
pride |
buffalo |
west |
blood |
attachment |
yak |
north |
gold |
envy |
ass |
goddesses around Catus-cihna-Ati-guhya-Vai-s`ravan.a (4-emblem Very-secret V.) -- 313. p. 325
direction |
goddess |
east |
Vasu-dhara |
south |
Saras-vati |
west |
Dhana-pala |
north |
Bharali |
many-deity Jambhala -- 316. p. 326
direction |
husband |
wife |
center |
Arya-Jambhala |
Vasu-dhara |
east |
Man.i-bhadra |
Candra-kanti |
south |
Purn.a-bhadra |
Datta |
west |
Dhana-da |
Su-datta |
north |
Vai-s`ravan.a |
Arya |
southeast |
Kilimili |
Su-bhadra |
southwest |
Pici-kun.d.alin |
Su-gupta |
northwest |
Mukha-indra |
Devi |
northeast |
Cara-indra |
Saras-vati |
goddesses around yellowgreen Jambhala & blue +Vasu-dhara -- 321. p. 329
direction |
bija |
goddess |
color |
east |
HA |
Candra-kanti |
black |
southeast |
HIS |
Su-bhadra |
black |
south |
HR.SM. |
Datta |
red |
southwest |
HR.S |
Su-gupta |
red |
north |
HUM |
Arya |
white |
northeast |
HUSM. |
Saras-vati |
white |
west |
HL.M |
Su-datta |
yellow |
northwest |
HL.S |
Laks.mi-devi |
yellow |
gods around yaks.a Vajra-mara-dama, black, & +Vajra-sam-siddhi, blue -- pp. 332-3
direction |
god |
color |
holding -- |
underlings (m. & f.) |
east |
Vasu-deva |
white |
box of jewels |
gandharva-s |
south |
Maha-kala |
black |
sandalwood cudgel |
yama-s |
west |
At.avaka |
red |
bowl of medicines |
naga-s |
north |
Vai-s`ravan.a |
green |
golden horse-whip |
yaks.a-s |
At.avaka is 5-faced (c. lion; r. horse & sheep; l. goat & monkey) & 6-armed.
yaks.a 3-faced Vajra-mara-dama, for secret practice -- 332. p. 333
direction |
deity |
color |
holding __ |
on __ |
god of __ |
center |
Vajra-mara-dama |
dark blue |
trident |
all |
|
right |
Tiks.n.a |
black |
axe |
Agni |
S.E. |
left |
Samanta-bhairava |
orange |
black silk |
Raks.asa |
S.W. |
behind |
Surya-caks.us |
dark red |
knife |
Vayu |
N.W. |
front |
+Vajra-sam-siddhi |
blue |
disease-bag |
Is`ana |
N.E. |
Ajn~a-vinivarta-Gan.a-pati "Authority-averting G." Raga-vajra "emotion-" -- 334. p. 334
Gan.a-pati hath his penis fellated by his monkey-faced consort, who is "white with a reddish tint" (blushing?). |
Gan.a-pati is 3-headed (c. elephant; r. cat; l. monkey) & holding r. radish, l. lad.d.uka.
4-armed Maha-kala, black, & +Maha-kali, black, at dharma-udaya -- 349. p. 341
set of deities |
deity |
color |
holding __ |
goddesses on upper |
Camun.d.i |
black |
trident |
Uma |
red |
knife |
|
Varahi |
pale blue |
khat.vanga |
|
gods on lower |
Yama |
black |
sword |
Raks.asa |
dark purple |
knife |
|
Maha-is`vara |
light gray |
d.amaru |
|
Bhairava-s in gates |
white |
hammer |
|
yellow |
cudgel |
||
red |
waterlily |
||
dark green |
sword |
||
goddesses in corners |
Kula |
yellow |
|
Kuru-kulla |
red |
||
Kilayatr. |
blue |
||
Hara-dharan.i |
green |
goddesses in gates around 4-armed Maha-kala, dark blue -- 351. p. 342
direction |
-faced naked d.akini |
E |
vulture |
N |
garud.a |
W |
crow |
S |
owl |
SE |
sow |
SW |
bitch |
NW |
she-wolf |
NE |
tigress |
2-armed Maha-kala, dark blue, & +Maha-kali -- 360. p. 348
direction |
naked goddess |
east |
Kali |
south |
Karali |
west |
Varad.i |
north |
Vetali |
animal-sequences
362. p. 349 |
377(d). p. 358 |
382. p. 361 |
Mahat (?) ("Greatness") |
eunuch |
|
iron hawk overhead |
of the north: 8 iron hawks |
black birds overhead |
of the south: 8 yama-s:-- |
||
tiger is ridden |
1st tiger |
|
2nd leopard |
||
3 following:- 2nd tawny-bear |
3rd tawny-bear |
3 are led as pets:- 2nd tawny-bear |
3rd snow-bear |
4th snow-bear |
3rd snow-bear |
5th feral-hound |
||
lion is led as pet |
6th lion |
|
1st jackal |
7th jackal |
1st jackal |
8th hound |
black hounds below |
9-deity knife-wielding secret jackal-faced Karma-Maha-kala, dark-red -- 373. p. 355
direction |
black goddess |
vehicle |
east |
Maha-kali |
mule |
south |
Vi-karali |
raven |
west |
Pu-karali |
vetala |
north |
Kankali |
corpse |
atop Mt. Meru: palace of Traks.ad brother-&-sister -- 377. [cf. Bhratr. & Svasr., 358. p. 347 n. 2]
page |
category: concentric, going inwards |
specific |
description |
357 |
sides of palace : built of __ skulls |
human |
east |
horses' |
south |
||
monkey's |
west |
||
sheep's |
north |
||
jewel-palace |
4 corners |
copper |
|
4 gates |
lacquered hides, their hair gilded |
||
bolts |
magical lapis lazuli |
||
portals |
shell |
||
358 |
iron tower |
7-storeyed, hexagonal |
|
steps in tower |
copper-rimmed turquoise |
||
dark-blue triangular courtyard of that tower |
human corpse [of Purus.a-medha] |
||
horse-corpse [of As`va-medha] |
|||
couple |
Jiva-mara (Srog-bdud), dark purple, 2-headed (hound's & pig's); wearing bear-skin {ber-serk} |
||
+Remati, black, holding thread-clew; her face turned backward, holding scorpion-hilted sword {cf. Kemetian scorpion-goddess SRQt with her turned head} http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/selket.html ; riding ass on saddle of jawbones |
p. 358 "army of twenty-one thousand maras" [cf. 21 exterminations by Paras`u-rama] {so, is "Mara" a metathesis of "Rama" ?}
deities having their eyen of semi-pretious stones
377(c). p. 358 |
381. p. 360 |
384(b). p. 362 |
eyen of black bitch-headed Mon tribeswomen |
eyen of black bitch Mon tribeswomen |
eyen of bitch-headed raks.asi-s |
quartz |
||
gold |
gold |
|
silver |
||
copper |
copper |
3rd copper |
bronze |
5th bronze |
|
6th iron |
||
turquoise |
turquoise |
1st turquoise |
carnelian |
2nd carnelian |
|
shell |
4th shell |
|
hide |
the 5 D.akini-s, each crowned with a dhyani-buddha -- 415-7. p. 375
direction |
source |
bija |
-d.akini |
color |
sentiment |
center |
moon |
OM |
Buddha- |
white |
peaceful |
east |
sun |
HUM |
Vajra- |
blue |
wrathful |
south |
yellow moon |
TRAM |
Ratna- |
yellow |
cheerful |
west |
red, rayless sun |
HRIS |
Padma- |
red |
erotic |
north |
vis`va-vajra |
AS |
Vis`va- |
green |
mirth |
Medicine-lady & her 4 Sistren -- 418-20. p. 376
location |
woman |
color |
holding __ |
her topknot |
vehicle |
middle |
Auspicious Long-Life |
white |
9-tined golden vajra |
conch-shell |
white lion |
front |
Blue Beautiful-faced |
blue |
magic mirror |
sapphire |
onager |
right |
Acala-hasa "immovable laughter" |
yellow |
bowl of food |
gold |
lactating tigress |
behind |
Melifluous Tiara |
red |
box of gems |
coral |
hind |
left |
White-Sorcery Good-Destiny |
green |
durva-grass (against curses) |
turquoise |
blue dragon |
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sNar-than brgya-rtsa (compiled 13th century Ch.E.) [no scenes of co-ition]
around +Us.n.is.a-vijaya, 4 very wrathful blue gods -- 425. p. 383
direction |
god |
holding __ |
east |
A-cala |
sword |
south |
T.akki-raja |
hook |
west |
Nila-dan.d.a |
cudgel |
north |
Maha-bala |
3-tined vajra |
+Pan~ca-raks.a "the 5 Protectrices" -- 429. pp. 384-5
direction |
goddess |
meaning |
color |
faces |
arms |
holding __ |
center |
Maha-pratisara |
great follower |
yellow |
3 |
10 |
umbrella |
east |
Maha-mayuri |
great pavon-hen |
green |
1 |
2 |
pavon feather |
south |
Maha-sahasra-pramardani |
great 1000-destructrix |
yellow |
3 |
10 |
[same as Pratisara's] |
west |
Mantra-anusarin.i |
spell-conforming |
black |
1 |
4 |
sword & axe |
north |
S`ita-vati (-vani) |
cool grove |
red |
1 |
4 |
sword & axe |
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rDor-phren = Vajra-avali "Thunderbolt series" [replete with scenes of co-ition, so cannot be earlier than the 14th century; ascription to the 12th century must be apocryphal]
S.at.-Cakra-varti ('the 6 Wheel-turners") of Sambara -- 482-7. pp. 407-8
section |
mansion of __ |
throne-support |
god on the throne |
-d.aka & +-d.akini |
color of -d. & of +-d. |
held by -d. & by +-d. |
bija |
482 |
Vajra-sattva |
white lion |
Bhairava |
Jn~ana- |
vajra |
OM |
|
483 |
Vai-rocana |
lion |
Brahma |
Buddha- |
white |
wheel |
BHRUM |
484 |
Ratna-is`a |
horse |
Aditya |
Ratna- |
yellow |
jewel |
AM |
485 |
A-mita-abha |
pavon |
Maha-is`vara |
Padma- |
red |
waterlily |
HRIM |
486 |
A-ks.obhya |
elephant |
Vis.n.u |
Vajra- |
black |
vajra |
HUM |
487 |
A-mogha-siddhi |
garud.a |
Indu (/ Indra) |
Vis`va- |
green |
vis`va-vajra |
KHAM |
Martin Willson (translator): Deities of Tibetan Buddhism. Wisdom Publications, Boston, 2000.