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七倶胝佛母

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Saptakoṭibuddhamātṛkā

Senses:

  • Sapta-koṭī-buddha-mātṛ. 'The mother of seven koṭi of buddhas.' A reference to the uncountable and extensive virtue of the transformation body of Avalokitêśvara 觀音. A figure in the Court of Omniscience 遍知院 in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala 胎藏界曼荼羅. White-yellow 白黃色 in color and seated on a red lotus with eighteen arms adorned with bracelets 釧 of conch shell 白螺 (śaṅkha) and holding various items. Seed syllable: bu (derived from buddha). Mudrā: lotus añjali 蓮華合掌. Mantra: namaḥ saptānāṃ samyaksaṃbuddhakoṭīnāṃ tadyathā oṃ cale cule cundi svāhā. Also called Cundī 准胝 and Cundī-Avalokitêśvara 准胝觀音, counted as one of the six Avalokitêśvaras 六觀音. In the maṇḍala she represents wisdom which leads beings to unexcelled enlightenment 無上菩提.

    References:

    Somekawa, Eisuke, Michihiko Komine, Tenyū Koyama, Hisao Takahashi, and Takayuki Hirosawa. 1993. Mandara zuten曼荼羅図典 . Tokyo:  Daihōrinkaku.

    〔七倶胝佛母准提大明陀羅尼經 T 1075.20.173a6〕 [Jeffrey Kotyk; source(s): FGD, BGSJ, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bulgyo sajeon 870a

    Iwanami Bukkyō jiten 361

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 582c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2526b, (v.9-10)494a

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    Entry created: 2011-10-05

    Updated: 2016-05-29