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Eight offering goddesses

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The eight offering goddesses (Wyl. mchod pa'i lha mo brgyad) are the consorts of the eight great bodhisattvas, the eight female bodhisattvas. They are as mentioned in the Thirty-seven Point Mandala Offering:

  1. Goddess of Beauty[1] (Skt. Lāsyā; Tib. Gekpama; Wyl. sgeg pa ma) the consort of Kshitigarbha
  2. Goddess of Garlands (Skt. Mālyā; Tib. Trengwama; Wyl. phreng ba ma) the consort of Akashagarbha
  3. Goddess of Song[2] (Skt. Gītā; Tib. Luma; Wyl. glu ma) the consort of Vajrapani
  4. Goddess of Dance (Skt. Nirtī; Tib. Garma; Wyl. gar ma) the consort of Avalokiteshvara
  5. Goddess of Flowers (Skt. Pūṣpā; Tib. Metokma Wyl. me tog ma) the consort of Sarvanivaranavishkambhin
  6. Goddess of Incense (Skt. Dhupā; Tib. Dukpöma; Wyl. bdug spos ma) the consort of Maitreya
  7. Goddess of Light (Skt. Alokā; Tib. Marmema or Nangselma; Wyl. mar me ma/snang gsal ma) the consort of Samantabhadra
  8. Goddess of Perfume (Skt. Gandhā; Tib. Drichabma; Wyl. dri chab ma) the consort of Mañjushri

In Mipham Rinpoche's The Verses of the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones, they appear as the eight auspicious goddesses.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Alternatively, of charm, of laughter
  2. ↑ Alternatively, of music

See Also

Source

RigpaWiki:Eight offering goddesses

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