Makuṭadantī
Makuṭadantī has the form of a goddess. Her garments are all of exquisite color She conceals her frightening black teeth. She wields a trident in her right hand and a flask in her left hand and sits in the defensive half-lotus posture.
↻ 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, Keśinī, Mālādhāri, Sarvasattvojohārī, mother of all rakshasas, her son, Lambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī
- sibling of
- Lambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī
Sources
Source passages
“Makuṭadantī has the form of a goddess. Her garments are all of exquisite color She conceals her frightening black teeth. She wields a trident in her right hand and a flask in her left hand and sits in the defensive half-lotus posture.”
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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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