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[[Image:Kurukulla.jpg|frame|From the visions of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]. Courtesy of [[Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche]]]] | [[Image:Kurukulla.jpg|frame|From the visions of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]. Courtesy of [[Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche]]]] | ||
'''Kurukulla''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rigs byed ma'') — a female deity associated with the activity of magnetizing. She is usually depicted as red in colour, in dancing posture and holding a flowery bow and arrow. She is also one of the [[Twenty-One Taras]] mentioned in the ancient [[Tara]] [[tantra]]s. | '''Kurukulla''' (Skt. ''kurukullā''; [[Wyl.]] ''rigs byed ma'') — a female deity associated with the activity of magnetizing. She is usually depicted as red in colour, in dancing posture and holding a flowery bow and arrow. She is also one of the [[Twenty-One Taras]] mentioned in the ancient [[Tara]] [[tantra]]s. | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/kurukulla/index.html Outline page on Himalayan Art] | |||
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
Revision as of 07:29, 24 July 2009
Kurukulla (Skt. kurukullā; Wyl. rigs byed ma) — a female deity associated with the activity of magnetizing. She is usually depicted as red in colour, in dancing posture and holding a flowery bow and arrow. She is also one of the Twenty-One Taras mentioned in the ancient Tara tantras.