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Five Great Goddesses

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Five Great Goddesses:


These (Skt. Maha-pancha Devi) appear in the entourage of White Vajradarana.

They include the source of all earthly wealth as Pratishara (Tib. So.sor trang. ma), who is yellow with three faces and ten hands;

Sita Sitavani) red with four hands, Mayuri who is green with one face and two hands,

Sahasra.pramardana, blue with one face and six hands, and Mantra manu dharani, black with one face and four hands.


Kalasiddhi was one of the consorts of Guru Rinpoche.

Kurukulla is a 4-armed dancing red Tara, an archer whose bow made of flowers relates to the subjugation of ego and the use of love/attraction in the service of dharma.