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| − | ::''mātṛkā can also refer to '''[[Mamo]]''' — wrathful feminine deities forming part of [[Ekadzati]]’s entourage. | + | ::''[[mātṛkā]] can also refer to '''[[Mamo]]''' — [[wrathful feminine deities]] forming part of [[Ekadzati]]’s entourage. |
| − | [[mātṛkā]] ([[摩得勒伽]]). The [[Sanskrit]] word [[mātṛkā]] means [[divine mother]]. It refers to all the treatises in the [[Abhidharma-piṭaka]], and those in the [[upadeśa]], which is the twelfth of the twelve categories of the [[Buddha]]’s teachings. | + | [[mātṛkā]] ([[摩得勒伽]]). The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[mātṛkā]] means [[divine mother]]. It refers to all the treatises in the [[Abhidharma-piṭaka]], and those in the [[upadeśa]], which is the twelfth of the twelve categories of the [[Buddha]]’s teachings. |
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- mātṛkā can also refer to Mamo — wrathful feminine deities forming part of Ekadzati’s entourage.
mātṛkā (摩得勒伽). The Sanskrit word mātṛkā means divine mother. It refers to all the treatises in the Abhidharma-piṭaka, and those in the upadeśa, which is the twelfth of the twelve categories of the Buddha’s teachings.
