Sitatapatra
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Statue of 1000 arm Sitātapatrā in Leh, Ladakh, India | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 白傘蓋佛頂 | ||||||||
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| Tibetan | གདུགས་དཀར་མོ། | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 시타타파트라 | ||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Цагаан шүхэрт Tsagaan shühert | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 白傘蓋仏頂 | ||||||||
| Kana | びゃくさんがいぶっちょう シタータパトラー | ||||||||
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| Tagalog | Sitatapatla | ||||||||
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| Tamil | சீதாதபத்திரை | ||||||||
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| Sanskrit | सितातपत्रा (Sitātapatrā) | ||||||||
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| Pali | Sitātapattā | ||||||||
Sitātapatrā (Sanskrit: "White Parasol") is a bodhisattva and protector against supernatural danger in Buddhism. She is venerated in both the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions. She is also known as Usnisasitatapatra or Uṣṇīṣa Sitātapatrā. It is believed that Sitātapatrā is a powerful independent deity emanated by Gautama Buddha from his Uṣṇīṣa. Whoever practices her mantra will be reborn in Amitābha's pure land of Sukhāvatī as well as gaining protection against supernatural danger and witchcraft.