TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaw, Miranda
AU  - Shaw,Miranda
TI  - Buddhist Goddesses of India
SN  - 0691127581   
U1  - S20 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; Part one Ascent of the sacred female in early buddhism   1 Prthivi: mother earth ....17  2 Mayadevi: The buddha`s wondrous mother and her sacred grove .....38  3 Yaksinis: Voluptuous, magical nature spirits .....62  4 Sri Laksmi: Glorious good fortune ....94  5 Hariti: goddess o motherly love ....110  6 Female buddhas: The case of gotami ....143  Part two Mahayana mothers of liberation   7 Goddesses in the flower ornament scripture ....155  8 Prajnaparamita: Luminous mother of perfect wisdom .....166  9 Parnasavari: Healing goddess clothed in leaves ....188  10 Marici: Lady of sunrise splendor .....203  11 Janguli: The buddhist snake goddess .....224  12 Sarasvati: Divine muse .....234  13 Vasudhara: Lady bountiful ....247  14 Cunda: saving grace ....265  15 Sitatapatra: Invincible goddess with a thousand heads and hands .....276  16 Usnisavijaya: Bestower of long life and immortality ....291  17 Tara: Mahayana buddha, universal savior ....306  Part three Tantric female buddhas  18 Vajrayogini: Her dance is total freedom ....357  19 Nairatmya: Her body is the sky .....387  20 Chinnamunda: severed-headed goddess ....403  21 Simphamukha: Lion-faced female buddha ....418  22 Kurukulla: Red enchantress with flowered bow ....432
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