Religion:Parṇaśavarī
Parṇaśabarī /Paranasabari[1][2][3] / Parnashavari/Paranasavari[1][4] (Hindi: पार्णशबरी) is a Hindu deity adopted as Buddhist deity of diseases, worship of which is believed to offer effective protection against out-breaks of epidemics.[5]
Statues of Paranasabari have been found in Pala period excavations in Dacca. Also in India, the Kurkihar hoard contains seven bronze images of Paranasabari belonging to 10th- 12th century AD.[2]
Tara is the only female goddess worshiped not only in Nepal, Tibet and India but also around South Asia and the Russian Empire too.[1] In Buddhism , Paranasabari is depicted as an attendant of the Buddhist deity of same name, Tara.[1] Some say that the term Paranasabari is an attempt to connect the deity with Vindya region, as Sabaras held a stronghold over the region.[1]
Paranasabari is also depicted in some images of the Pala period found in Dacca, as a main goddess and escorted by Hindu deities Jvarasura and Shitala.[3] Both of these escorts are again disease related Hindu deities.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Reflections on the Tantras. S̄udhakar Chattopadhyaya. 1978. pp. 76. ISBN 9788120806917. https://books.google.com/books?id=CmaewdodLZQC&q=Paranasabari&pg=PA76.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of the tantric religion: a historical, ritualistic, and philosophical study. Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya. 1982. pp. 394. https://books.google.com/books?id=t3cIAQAAIAAJ&q=Paranasabari.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Studies in Hindu and Buddhist art. By P. K. Mishra. 1999. pp. 107. ISBN 9788170173687. https://books.google.com/books?id=AqSAQpCOifoC&q=parnasabari&pg=RA1-PA107.
- ↑ The social function of art by Radhakamal Mukerjee. Philosophical Library. 1954. pp. 151. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vh4sAQAAIAAJ&q=paranasavari.
- ↑ Bhattacharyya, Benoytosh (1958). The Indian Buddhist Iconography art. pp. 520. ISBN 9788173053139. https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-indian-buddhist-iconography/d/doc243227.html.
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