ORIGIN: Buddhist [India]
TYPE: The third dhyanibuddha or meditation Buddha
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP: circa 500 BCE until present.
SYNONYMS: Ratnaheruka
ART REFERENCES: Metal and stone sculptures, paintings.
LITERARY SOURCES: Sadhanamala and Tantric Ritual texts.
INFORMATION: One of five mystic spiritual counterparts of a human buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. A product of the Adibuddha who represents the branch of the cosmos concerned with sensation. He originates from the yellow mantra symbol TRAM and lives in the southern paradise. The head of a group of deities who carry jewels and are family symbols, his Sakti is Mamaki and he is normally accompanied by two lions or horses. Ratnasambhava is also taken as a tutelary deity in Lamaism [Tibet]. Emanations include Aparajita, Jambhala, Mahapratisara, the paramitas, Prasannatara, Ranapari, Vajratara, Vajrayogini and Vasudhara.
COLOR: yellow
ATTRIBUTES:jewel, three monkish robes, bell.
COLOR:Red
ATTRIBUTES: Jeweled staff and moon on a lotus.