准提观音，准提为梵语Cunte的音译，意为清净，赞叹心地清净。其在莲花部为诸尊之母，故又称“准提佛母”、“七俱胝佛母”。具有二、四、六、八、十、十二、十八、三十二、八十四臂之不同法相，由信者祈愿目的的不同而观祈不同之形象。唐金刚智译《佛说七俱胝佛母准提大明陀罗尼经》有：若求不二法门者，当观两臂；若求八圣道当观八臂；若求十波罗蜜圆满十地者，应观十臂；若求如来普遍广地者，应观十二臂；若求十八不共法者，应观十八臂；若求三十二相，当观三十二臂；若求八万四千法门者，应观八十四臂。（以上摘自“龘藏”）
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Chunda is a relatively unknown minor female deity in Himalayan and Tibetan Buddhist art. There are a number of common variant spellings of her name: cunda, chunda, cundi, and chundi. She is a dharani goddess meaning that she is the personification of a magic spell or incantation called a dharani in the Sanskrit language. She appears to be principally associated with the Abhayakara Group of catalogued deities. She has three described forms: four armed, eighteen armed and twenty-six armed. She is peaceful in appearance and generally white in colour. Belonging to the Kriya classification of tantra, the principal text is The Incantation of the Goddess Cundā. The mantra of Chunda was also made famous in the Karandavyuha Sutra
