Keśinī
deity single tradition · 2
Keśinī is named after her long locks of hair. Her form is like that of a child, a full moon, or a flesh colored gandharva maiden. She holds a copper bracelet in her right hand while her left hand dances.
↻ 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, Mālādhāri, Sarvasattvojohārī, mother of all rakshasas, her son, Lambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī, Makuṭadantī
- sibling of
- Lambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī, Makuṭadantī
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Keśinī is named after her long locks of hair. Her form is like that of a child, a full moon, or a flesh colored gandharva maiden. She holds a copper bracelet in her right hand while her left hand dances.”
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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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