Hariti
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Hārītī, also known as Chinese: 鬼子母; pinyin: Guǐzǐmǔ, Japanese: 鬼子母神, romanized: Kishimojin, is a female rākṣasī or yakṣinī in Buddhism. She appears as a character in all Buddhist traditions and she is
Statue of Guizimu with a child rakshasa in Shanhua Temple (善化寺) in Datong, Shanxi, China
The bas-relief of Hariti with her children on inner northern wall of Mendut, 9th century
Kishimojin as a demon mistress with infant. 12th–13th century, Kamakura period. Daigo-ji, Kyoto, Japan.
Azes coin from Peshawar, with Demeter/ Hariti with children and holding a cornucopia (Obv.) and Hermes (Rev.), 1st century BCE
Yakshini
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Yakshinis or Yakshis are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies. Yakshinis and their male counterparts, the Yakshas, are among the many divine or semi-divi
Hariti
…Hārītī (Sanskrit), also known as Chinese: 鬼子母(神); pinyin: Guǐzǐmǔ(shén), Japanese: 鬼子母神, romanized: Kishimojin, is a female rākṣasī or yakṣinī (nature spirit) in Buddhism. She appears as a character in all Buddhist traditions and she is revered as a fierce Dharma Protector and a fertility…
Didarganj Yakshi 3rd century BCE – 2nd century CE Patna Museum, Patna
The Bhutesvara Yakshis, Mathura, 2nd century CE.
Yakshi under a flowering asoka tree. Shunga, 2nd–1st century BC, India
A Yakshin, 10th century, Mathura, India. Guimet Museum.