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The Sixteen Offering Goddesses - List

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The Sixteen Offering Goddesses - List

Each of the sixteen offering goddesses has a beautiful shape that is an offering to the eye-senses of the merit field; has scents coming from her mouth and body, so is an offering to the nose-sense; sings extremely sweet songs, so is an offering to the ear-sense; has a nature of bliss and voidness so is an offering to the mental-sense. Thus each goddess is an object of all the six senses.
There are numberless manifestations of each one in space.

The Sixteen Offering Goddesses

01. The lute goddess (Tib. Piwangma)

Lapis lazuli coloured, plays lute as music offering.

02. The flute goddess (Tib. Lingbuma)

Yellow coloured, plays flute as music offering.

03. The clay drum goddess (Tib. Dzangama)

Red coloured, beats the top of clay drum hung at her hips, making rhythmic tones as offering.

04. The round drum goddess (Tib. Ngadumma)

Brown coloured, beats drum hung at her hips, making melodious sound as offering.

05. The goddess of charm (Tib. Gekmoma)

Sapphire coloured, (holds vajra and bell at her hips as an) offering of method and wisdom.

06. The goddess of laughter (Tib. Shyéma) / goddess of garlands (Tib. Trengwama)

The Goddess of Laughter is red coloured, holding an elephant tusk ornament, smiles and laughs as offering of laughter.
The goddess of Garlands is yellow-coloured and very beautiful. She holds a rosary made of precious vajras with both hands at her breast; with this she grants initiations to whomever comes before her.

07. The goddess of song (Tib. Luma)

She plays a lute and sings, offering the music to all beings.

08. The goddess of dance (Tib. Garma)

Her face and feet are white, neck and breast is pink, hands and hips are blue and her thighs are light yellow. She holds a vajra in each hand, with her right hand on her head and left hand on her left hip.

09. The goddess of flowers (Tib. Métokma)

In her left hand she holds a vase containing a vajra and flowers. She scatters the flowers in the air with her right hand.
Flowers represent enlightenment.

10. The goddess of incense (Tib. Dukpöma)

Carries an incense pot in her right hand at shoulder level. This incense gives complete satisfaction to whomever it is offered. Her left hand is in a special mudra also at shoulder height: the two end fingers point up in the air, the palm faces forward, and the thumb holds the two middle fingers down.
Incense represents peace.

11. The goddess of light (Tib. Marméma) / lamp goddess (Tib. Nangselma)

Holds a beautiful lamp on her left shoulder with her right hand held over her head. Her left hand is at her heart.
Light represents wisdom.

12. The goddess of perfume (Tib. Drichapma)

In her left hand at her heart she holds a conch shell containing a vajra and beautifully scented sandal water. With her right hand she sprinkles this perfume in all directions.

13. The goddess of form (Tib. Zukma) / mirror goddess (Tib. Mélongma)

Crystal coloured, carries mirror as offering of form.

14. The goddess of taste (Tib. Roma)

Beet-red coloured, carries delicacies endowed with a hundred flavours as offering.

15. The goddess of touch (Tib. Rekchama)

Green coloured, carries multicoloured garments as offering of touch.

16. The goddess of dharmadhatu or Dharmadhātu (Tib. Chökyiyingma)

White coloured, carries dharmodayā— the bestower of undefiled bliss

Synonyms/tags: Vajra goddesses




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