Cundā
deity intermediate Buddhist single tradition · 3
Cundā, also a wisdom deity, is often called "mother of the seventy million Buddhas". Her artistic depictions are often indistinguishable from Prajñāpāramitā Devi, and scholars like Kinnard argue that this ambiguity may have been intentional.
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When
- First attested
- 400 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First dated to around late 4th to early 5th century CE in the Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra; became popular during the Pala Empire (8th-12th centuries).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Saraswati, Vasudhara, Sarasvati, Bhagavati, Bhagavān, Taras, Prajñāpāramitā-devi, Lakshmi
- allied with
- Avalokiteshvara, Vairocana Buddha, Manjushri
- syncretized with
- Guanyin
- consort of
- Śiva
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Prajñāpāramitā Devi and other Buddhist deities such as Cundā (Cundī), and Tara. Kinnard sees Prajñāpāramitā Devi as being part of a set of deities he terms "prajñā deities", deities associated with wisdom, like Mañjuśrī and Cundā.”
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“In Hindu texts, a deity also called Cundā is considered a vindictive form of the goddess Durgā, or Pārvatī, wife of the god Śiva.”
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“In Buddhism, it is used to refer to several Mahayana Buddhist female deities, like Cundā.”
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