ORIGIN: Buddhist (Mahayana)
TYPE: Astral Goddess
INFORMATION: An emanation of Vairocana and also his female aspect or Sakti. SHe is further identified as a buddha-designate or Bodhisattva. She may also be the mother of Sakyamuni (a form of the Buddha). Considered by some to be the equal of the Hindu Surya. She may be depicted in a three-headed form (as the Sakti of Hayagriva), in which case her left head is that of a pig. She rides in a chariot drawn by seven boars.
COLOR: red, yellow or white.
ATTRIBUTES: Arrow, bow, fly whisk, horse's head image in hair, needle, prayer wheel, staff, sword, thread, and trident. Three-eyed.