Ushnishavijaya Buddha is one of the three main Buddhist deities of longevity, along with the White Tara and Amitayus. Ushnishavijaya Buddha has been depicted here as visualized according to her sadhana, which says : 'Ushnishavijaya Buddha has three faces and eight arms. Her faces are slightly wrathful in appearance, but each face has three peaceful eyes. Her two main arms hold a double thunderbolt (vajra), her upper right hand holds a small image of the Buddha, her second right hand holds an arrow, and her lower right hand is palm up in the charity mudra.'
'Of her left hands, the upper one holds a lasso, the one beneath it holds a bow and the lower left hand holds the long-life vase filled with nectar.' Ushnishavijaya Buddha is very youthful and graceful, and wears many jeweled ornaments and silk robes. Ushnishavijaya Buddha is seated cross-legged with her legs closely locked, and the soles of her feet apparent. Her large earrings are shared between her front and side faces, and each side face has one earring in back. Her hair is up in a double knot. |