I have a statue and I think it is beautiful
when I bought it , it had a label on with the name of the person and an explaination of who it was
I cannot for the life of me remember the name of them
but they kept the scrolls
any help please
this is bugging me
2007-04-12 11:30:14 · 3 answers · asked by Peace 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Vin
very feminine looking
holding a rugged looking sword , both hands placed above the sword as it points downwards
very beautiful
2007-04-12 11:36:35 · update #1
I will check out all those names and see if i can find an image
thank you vin xx
2007-04-12 11:41:58 · update #2
Well... lesseeee... there's Tara, Kuan Yin (aspect of Tara taken to a "goddess" level) both female... then there are the different kinds of Buddhas... what's he/she holding or how are the hands placed?
addition: reads like an aspect of Tara, if it's feminine but I've never seen one like that. Manjushri is a young looking aspect of Buddha, he wields a sword to slice through ignorance and all the other non-virtuous thinking... I'm at a loss.
Sorry I'm not much help there are so many images I haven't seen all of the different ones yet myself.
_()_
2007-04-12 11:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by vinslave 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ahhh, darn, I'm not good with Bodhisattvas. The only prevalent female Buddhist figures I can think of are Yasodhara (Buddha's Wife)
Queen Maya (Buddha's Mother)
Prajnatara (Bodhidharma's Mentor"
2007-04-12 18:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if he is holding a sword it is almost certainly Manjusri, the Boddhisattva of Wisdom.
"With his sword he cuts through the bonds of ignorance."
Usually the beauty of these statues (or rupas) is a reflection of the skill of the person who made them.
Jon C
2007-04-12 19:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋