Eight female bodhisattvas: Difference between revisions

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The eight female bodhisattvas are,

Symbolically they represent the pure state of sense objects.

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