Buddhist Goddess Identification

[DAVID GRAY]

The goddess appears to be mAmakI, a goddess who is the consort of the
Buddha Aksobhya in a number of Tantras such as the Hevajra; the word on
the right is in fact her name.

David Gray

"Ven. Tantra" wrote:
>
> Could any of the list members kindly help me out to
> precisely identify the apparent Mahayanic Buddhist
> Goddess sculpture, and to transcribe and translate its
> very short stone-hewn Sanskrit inscription? I intend
> to use the photo in an upcoming publication. Up to now
> no one has been able to make heads or tails of the
> inscription. I have uploaded the photographic
> reproduction (JEPG format) for easy access.
> http://briefcase.yahoo.com/troyoga
>
> Best regards
>
> Ven. Tantra
>
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