Prajnaparamita, the Buddhist Goddess of Transcendent Wisdom
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Esoteric Buddhist deities were favored in both Java and Sumatra, reflecting an intense interest in Vajrayana Buddhism during this period, fostered by regular contacts with monastic Buddhism in eastern India. The cult of Prajnaparamita was stimulated by the circulation of manuscript editions of the scripture personified by this goddess, the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita. This image relates to a number of bronze icons of bodhisattvas from the Palembang region of Sumatra.
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