Padma

Abstract

This article is about the the meanings and iconography of Padma as a red lotus, Vajrayana deity, yogini, a Auspicious Emblem, one of the Eight Nagas (snakes), one of the incarnations of Avalokiteshvara. Famous images from Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian and Indian treatises and other sources are given. The translation of Lokesh Chandra's article from the Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography was made by S.М. Belokurova.

Keywords

• dictionary of buddhist iconography
• lokesh chandra
• padma
• symbolism
• iconography
• buddhist art
• локеш чандра
• падма
• символика
• иконография
• словарь буддийской иконографии
• буддийское искусство