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'''Sarasvati''' (Skt. Sarasvatī; Tib. ''Yangchenma''; [[Wyl.]] ''dbyangs can ma'') - | '''Sarasvati''' (Skt. ''Sarasvatī''; Tib. ''Yangchenma''; [[Wyl.]] ''dbyangs can ma'') - | ||
#the goddess of learning, often depicted as white in colour and playing a lute, or | #the goddess of learning, often depicted as white in colour and playing a lute, or | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/school/sarasvati_praise.html The Sweet Sound of Perfect Joy: A Praise to the Goddess Sarasvati by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö] | *[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/school/sarasvati_praise.html 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] | |||
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
[[Category:Tara]] | [[Category:Tara]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 21 May 2009
Sarasvati (Skt. Sarasvatī; Tib. Yangchenma; Wyl. dbyangs can ma) -
- the goddess of learning, often depicted as white 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.