Vasudhārā
Sign in to saveVasudhārā whose name means "stream of gems" in Sanskrit, also known as "Gold Tara", is the Buddhist goddess of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. Her popularity peaks in Nepal where she has a strong following among the Buddhist Newars of the Kathmandu Valley and is thus a central figure in Newar Buddhism. She is one of the most popular goddesses worshipped in many Buddhist countries and is a subject of Buddhist legends and art.
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- Vasudhārā
- Buddha.image
- Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance, view 1, Nepal, 1082 AD, gilded copper inlaid with semiprecious stones, traces of vermilion - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - DSC06033.JPG
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- Vasudhara, Nepal
- Buddha.sanskrit_name
- वसुधारा Vasudhārā
- Buddha.burmese_name
- ဝသုန္ဓရာ
- Buddha.chinese_name
- (Traditional)持世菩薩(Simplified)持世菩萨 (Pinyin: Chíshì Púsà)(Traditional)財源天母(Simplified)财源天母(Pinyin: Cáiyuán Tiānmǔ)金度母(Pinyin: Jinˉ Duˋ Muˇ)
- Buddha.japanese_name
- (romaji: Jise Bosatsu)
- Buddha.khmer_name
- ព្រះនាងវ៉ាសុនហារ៉ាពោធិសត្វ
- Buddha.korean_name
- 지세보살 (RR: Jije Bosal)
- Buddha.tagalog_name
- Basudhala
- Buddha.thai_name
- พระนางวสุธาราโพธิสัตว์พระวสุธารา
- Buddha.tibetan_name
- ནོར་རྒྱུན་མ་Wylie: nor rgyun ma
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- Trì Thế Bồ Tát
- Buddha.veneration
- Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna
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16 sectionsContents
- Parallels with Bhūmidevī
- Mantra
- Legends
- The Inquiry of the Layman Sucandra
- Legends from Taranatha
- Iconography in Buddhist art
- In Nepali Buddhism
- Mandala
- In Tibetan Buddhism
- Differences in Iconography
- Burmese water libation
- Dharani use by Jains
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Vasudhārā whose name means "stream of gems" in Sanskrit, also known as "Gold Tara", is the Buddhist goddess of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. Her popularity peaks in Nepal where she has a strong following among the Buddhist Newars of the Kathmandu Valley and is thus a central figure in Newar Buddhism. She is one of the most popular goddesses worshipped in many Buddhist countries and is a subject of Buddhist legends and art.
Her short mantra originated from Nepal is Oṃ Vasudhārāyai Svāhā, is now followed across India and beyond.