Mahapratisara

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]

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

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ja:大随求菩薩

Mahapratisara

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