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Kaṇṭhamālinī (कण्ठमालिनी)

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Kaṇṭhamālinī (कण्ठमालिनी) is the (Mortal) Buddhaśakti associated with Kanakamuni: one of the seven mortal Buddhas (mānuṣī) whose names appear last in the list of thirty-two Buddhas in Mahāyāna Buddhism.—The last seven Tathāgatas are well-known, and are designated by the Mahāyānist as

Mānuṣī or “Mortal Buddhas”. When represented, the last seven Mortal Buddhas appear all alike; they are of one color and one form, usually sitting cross-legged, with the right hand disposed of in the Bhūmisparśa-mudrā (earth-touching attitude), which is the mudrā peculiar to Akṣobhya.

[...] In paintings, the Mortal Buddhas [viz., Kanakamuni and Kaṇṭhamālinī have usually a yellow or golden complexion. [...] Sometimes they are represented as standing, in which case they appear under a distinguishing Bodhi Tree and with a distinguishing mudrā.


Kaṇṭhamālinī and Kanakamuni together bring into existence the (Mortal) Bodhisattva named Kanakarāja.



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