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| − | '''Cundhi Saptakoti''', 准提七俱底佛母, the Vajra of Highest Glory. Light yellow in appearance, she is an 18-armed Buddha-bhagavati (female Buddha) deity who is chief of all merits of the Lotus Court of the 胎藏界曼荼罗 '''Garbhakosa''' Mandala, & thus able to perform the functions of all the other Lotus deities. However she is not situated in the Lotus Court but at the left end of the Court of Sarvajna. Also called '''Cundhi Avalokitesvara''' 准提观音 sometimes. 'Sapta' means 7 & 'koti' is an astronomical number. This is used to compare to her all-encompassing virtues. Her mantra, which is a source of generating measureless merit with infinite applications, even unto enlightenement, is thus: | + | '''Cundhi Saptakoti''', 准提七俱底佛母, the [[Vajra]] of Highest Glory. [[Light]] yellow in appearance, she is an 18-armed Buddha-bhagavati ({{Wiki|female}} [[Buddha]]) [[deity]] who is chief of all [[merits]] of the [[Lotus]] Court of the 胎藏界曼荼罗 '''Garbhakosa''' [[Mandala]], & thus able to perform the functions of all the other [[Lotus]] [[deities]]. However she is not situated in the [[Lotus]] Court but at the left end of the Court of Sarvajna. Also called '''Cundhi [[Avalokitesvara]]''' 准提观音 sometimes. 'Sapta' means 7 & 'koti' is an astronomical number. This is used to compare to her all-encompassing [[virtues]]. Her [[mantra]], which is a source of generating measureless [[merit]] with [[infinite]] applications, even unto enlightenement, is thus: |
| − | '''Namo saptanam samyaksambuddha kotinam tadyatha om cale cule cunde svaha | + | '''[[Namo]] saptanam [[samyaksambuddha]] kotinam tadyatha om cale cule cunde [[svaha]] |
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Revision as of 10:35, 4 September 2013
Cundhi Saptakoti, 准提七俱底佛母, the Vajra of Highest Glory. Light yellow in appearance, she is an 18-armed Buddha-bhagavati (female Buddha) deity who is chief of all merits of the Lotus Court of the 胎藏界曼荼罗 Garbhakosa Mandala, & thus able to perform the functions of all the other Lotus deities. However she is not situated in the Lotus Court but at the left end of the Court of Sarvajna. Also called Cundhi Avalokitesvara 准提观音 sometimes. 'Sapta' means 7 & 'koti' is an astronomical number. This is used to compare to her all-encompassing virtues. Her mantra, which is a source of generating measureless merit with infinite applications, even unto enlightenement, is thus:
Namo saptanam samyaksambuddha kotinam tadyatha om cale cule cunde svaha
