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The '''eight offering goddesses''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mchod pa'i lha mo brgyad'') as mentioned in the [[Thirty-seven Point Mandala Offering]]: | The '''eight offering goddesses''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mchod pa'i lha mo brgyad'') are the consorts of the [[Eight great bodhisattvas]], the [[Eight female bodhisattvas]]. They are as mentioned in the [[Thirty-seven Point Mandala Offering]]: | ||
#the goddess of beauty (Skt. ''Lāsyā''; Tib. ''Gekpama'') | #the goddess of beauty (Skt. ''Lāsyā''; Tib. ''Gekpama'') | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 1 October 2009
The eight offering goddesses (Wyl. mchod pa'i lha mo brgyad) are the consorts of the Eight great bodhisattvas, the Eight female bodhisattvas. They are as mentioned in the Thirty-seven Point Mandala Offering:
- the goddess of beauty (Skt. Lāsyā; Tib. Gekpama)
- the goddess of garlands (Skt. Mālā; Tib. Trengwama)
- the goddess of song (Skt. Gītā; Tib. Luma)
- the goddess of dance (Skt. Nartī or Naivedya; Tib. Garma)
- the goddess of flowers (Skt. Puṣpā; Tib. Metokma)
- the goddess of incense (Skt. Dhūpā; Tib. Dukpöma)
- the goddess of light (Skt. Ālokā; Tib. Nangselma)
- the goddess of perfume (Skt. Gandhā; Tib. Drichapma)
Alternative Translations
- of charm, of laughter
- .
- of music