Pañcarakṣā means "Five Protectors". It is the title of a Buddhist text in Sanskrit, a name for a set of five dhāraṇīs as well as the name of a set of Buddhist protector goddesses identified with these incantations.[1][2][3][4] It is an early work in the dhāraṇī genre of Buddhist literature, with Tibetan records mentioning it by about 800 CE. The Pañcarakṣā manuscripts survive in Tibet, Nepal and India in many divergent versions. The text includes spells, a list of benefits by its recitation, and the ritual instructions on how and when to use it. In the Buddhist tradition, each of the "Five" protections that are mentioned in the Pañcarakṣā are Buddhist deities (goddesses).[2][3][4]
An 11th-century Buddhist Pancaraksa manuscript. It is a text on spells, prayer benefits, and goddess-related rituals.Mahāpratisarā statue, Bihar, 10th century
^ abK. R. van Kooij (1978). Religion in Nepal. BRILL Academic. pp. 25–27. ISBN90-04-05827-3.
^ abAdalbert J. Gail; Gerd J. R. Mevissen; Richard Salomon (2006). Script and Image: Papers on Art and Epigraphy. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 57–58. ISBN978-81-208-2944-2.
^ abThomas E. Donaldson (2001). Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa: Text. Abhinav Publications. pp. 295–296. ISBN978-81-7017-406-6.
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