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100			_aShaw, Miranda
245			_aBuddhist Goddesses of India
260			_aPrinceton _bPrinceton University Press _c2006
300			_a571p
500			_aincludes index and biblioraphy
505	2		_aPart 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
700	1		_aShaw, Miranda
902			_bTFS
942			_cBK
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