Mahapratisara

Mahapratisara
Daizuigu, Guimet Museum.

Mahapratisara (Ch: 大随求菩薩; Jp: Daizuigu) is a Bodhisattva belonging to in the Mahayana and Vajrayana sects.[1] She is sometimes presented as the consort of Vairocana.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Indian Civilization and Culture by Suhas Chatterjee p.307 [1]
  2. ^ Kathmandu Valley painting: the Jucker collection by Hugo Kreijger, Ernst Jucker p.27 [2]



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