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Tools of the Path => Buddhism [Public] => Topic started by: Nichi on August 23, 2015, 01:06:03 AM

Title: Marichi
Post by: Nichi on August 23, 2015, 01:06:03 AM

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/21/f2/fb21f2bd343e75c9c1ea4d5a0913e12e.jpg)


(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/25/8c/b6/258cb683306501666ce159d4ae0fdf07.jpg)


Marichi, Goddess of the Dawn late 17th or early 18th century, Mongolia. The Buddhist goddess Marichi appears in many forms. As the Goddess of the Dawn, one of her most common forms, depicts her in the chariot of the sun pulled by seven pigs, removing obstacles with her radiant light. This sculpture presents her as an attendant to the goddess Tara, holding a vajra in her right hand and a branch of the ashoka tree in her left.

http://rubinmuseum.org/collection/artwork/marichi-goddess-of-the-dawn

Title: Re: Marichi
Post by: Michael on August 23, 2015, 08:46:04 AM

That's a very beautiful statue.

Title: Re: Marichi
Post by: Nichi on August 23, 2015, 12:25:36 PM

Love the view from reverse -- the hair!