Kūṭadantī
deity single tradition · 2
Kūṭadantī has a form of an apsara maiden. Her garments are blue and her face is humble. She has prominent, fearsome teeth, a trait which earned her name.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Lotus Sutra.
Relationships
- allied with
- Acala, Kunti, Vilambā, Puṣpadantī, Makuṭadantī, Keśinī, Mālādhāri, Sarvasattvojohārī, mother of all rakshasas, her son, Lambā
- sibling of
- Lambā
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Kūṭadantī has a form of an apsara maiden. Her garments are blue and her face is humble. She has prominent, fearsome teeth, a trait which earned her name.”
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“there were ten rakshasis named Lambā, Vilambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī, Makuṭadantī, Keśinī, Acalā, Mālādhāri, Kuntī, and Sarvasattvojohārī. These ten rakshasis, along with the mother of all rakshasas, her son, and their entourage, all came to the Buddha”
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