Ushnishasitatapattra
deity Tibetan Buddhist single tradition · 1
Thousand-Armed Ushnishasitatapattra is a special form of the goddess Tara, a female form of the thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara. The goddess has as many heads and legs as she has arms. Pressed under her feet, they symbolize egocentric existence, while the function of her umbrella is to protect all beings from all fears.
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- aspect of
- Taras, Avalokiteshvara
- child of
- Taras
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“Thousand-Armed Ushnishasitatapattra is a special form of the goddess Tara, a female form of the thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara. Her iconography is probably the most complex in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon. The goddess has as many heads and legs as she has arms.”
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