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妙音天女也称妙音天母、妙音佛母，是印度教与佛教共通的一位女神。在印度最古老的经典《梨俱吠陀》中就有对她的记载。她是创造之神梵天的妻子。 妙音天女在印度教中是作为学问、智能、艺术、音乐之神，通常受到学生、艺术家、音乐家的虔诚供奉。佛教将其收为自己的神祇之后，被作为藏传密宗的智慧本尊供奉，其形象一般作两臂持琴像，偶而也见四臂形象。

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《《金光明最勝王經》中的妙音天女》

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Sarasvati, Sita Vina (Tibetan: yang chen ma, pi wang kar mo): goddess of literature, poetry and wisdom.

"...the goddess Sarasvati, with a body white in colour, one face, two hands. Seated in a relaxed manner, with a face like the rising moon, eyebrows like drawn lines, two beautiful eyes like utpalas, casting side long glances like shooting stars, a clear complexion, pink cheeks and attractive. The throat is graceful and gently bending; white breasts, round, firm, upright and full. The left hand holds a jewel-studded vina of the gandharavas, the right a pick strumming the vina enthusiastically with the fingertips. With a very slender waist and flexible hips, a body well proportioned, fair, smooth, young, ample flesh and well rounded. Seated with the two legs, white, smooth, relaxed and desirable, in a slightly crouching manner; attractive braids, long and full, half-loose covering the upper back, half tied up in a topknot blazing with a wishing jewel. At the hairline - wearing a beautiful gold chain strung with flowers, blue, red and the like, wearing earrings of gold flowers and utpalas. Next to the ears are flowing silk ribbons; also adorned with many ornaments, jewel earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, belt, long-necklace and the like. Wearing an attractive upper garment of white cotton and a lower garment like a rainbow; fantastically beloved, radiantly desirous - sixteen years of age." (Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo, 1820-1892).

The Three Forms of Sarasvati According to the Vajrabhairava System of Tantra:
1. Vajra Vetali, the female consort in wrathful aspect embracing Vajrabhairava
2. Sarasvati, the peaceful aspect
3. Ochen Barma (Blazing with Light) the protector aspect of Vajra Vetali

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