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'''Sarasvati''' (Skt. ''Sarasvatī''; Tib. [[དབྱངས་ཅན་མ་]], ''Yangchenma''; [[Wyl.]] ''dbyangs can ma'') - | '''Sarasvati''' (Skt. ''Sarasvatī''; Tib. [[དབྱངས་ཅན་མ་]], ''Yangchenma''; [[Wyl.]] ''dbyangs can ma'') - | ||
#the goddess of wisdom, literary and poetry, often depicted as white or red<ref>according to the tradition of Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen.</ref> in colour and playing a lute, or | #the goddess of wisdom, literary and poetry, often depicted as white or red<ref>according to the tradition of of Shakyashri Bhadra and Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen.</ref> in colour and playing a lute, or | ||
#one of the [[Twenty-One Taras]], also white in colour; peaceful and smiling, she holds a lotus upon which is a mirror marked which the syllable Hrī. | #one of the [[Twenty-One Taras]], also white in colour; peaceful and smiling, she holds a lotus upon which is a mirror marked which the syllable Hrī. | ||
In the [[Tantra|Tantric]] tradition Sarasvati is classified as a wisdom-generating [[Deity|deity]]. | |||
==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha== | ==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha== | ||
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*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/sarasvati-praise The Sweet Sound of Perfect Joy: A Praise to the Goddess Sarasvati by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö] | *[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/sarasvati-praise The Sweet Sound of Perfect Joy: A Praise to the Goddess Sarasvati by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö] | ||
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/sarasvati/index.html Sarasvati: Goddess of Eloquence outline page at Himalayan Art Resources] | *[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/sarasvati/index.html Sarasvati: Goddess of Eloquence outline page at Himalayan Art Resources] | ||
*{{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh738.html| In Praise of the Glorious Goddess Sarasvatī }} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:04, 15 September 2023
Sarasvati (Skt. Sarasvatī; Tib. དབྱངས་ཅན་མ་, Yangchenma; Wyl. dbyangs can ma) -
- the goddess of wisdom, literary and poetry, often depicted as white or red[1] in colour and playing a lute, or
- one of the Twenty-One Taras, also white in colour; peaceful and smiling, she holds a lotus upon which is a mirror marked which the syllable Hrī.
In the Tantric tradition Sarasvati is classified as a wisdom-generating deity.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 30 May 2011
External Links
- The Sweet Sound of Perfect Joy: A Praise to the Goddess Sarasvati by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
- Sarasvati: Goddess of Eloquence outline page at Himalayan Art Resources
In Praise of the Glorious Goddess Sarasvatī
References
- ↑ according to the tradition of of Shakyashri Bhadra and Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen.