Marici she who is shining or Ray of Light Deva, Bodhisattva Buddhist Ma...
Marici she who is shining or Ray of Light
Classification: Deva, Bodhisattva
Culture: Buddhist Mahayana beliefs
Associated: light and the Sun
She is among the lists one of the guardian devas,
specifically the Sixteen Devas
An Astro goddess in Buddhist Mahayana beliefs an
emancipation of Vairocana whose name means coming from the sun.
She also his female
aspect or Sakti . She is further identified as the Bodhisattva or budda-designate. She may also be the
mother of Sakyamuni a form of the Buddha.
Considered by some to be the equal of Surya a Hindu Vedic
sun deity worshipped circa 1700 bce and persist unto present times.
She may be depicted
in three headed form in which case her left hand is that of a pig. During this
time the pig stood for mother hood, prosperity happiness. The Kemetic Goddesses
Nut and Isis had associations to the pig or sow. And several Mesopotamian goddesses
shared the connection.
She rides a chariot drawn by 7 boars. The boar was a
primordial symbol of strength, fearless aggression, resolute courage Their
colors are red yellow or white. her attributes also include the arrow the
bow the fly wisk, prayer wheel, staff sword, and Trident.
