Ratnasa
bhava
(Skt., ‘jewel-born one’). One of the five transcendent
Buddhas
. He is linked to the earthly Buddha Ka
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yapa and to the
bodhisattva
Ratnapani. He is usually represented with the
mudra
(hand gesture) of granting wishes.
Raudra
(Skt., ‘furious’). In Indian literature one of eight prevailing sentiments,
rasas
. Raudra is based in turn on the complementary ‘emotion’ (
bh
va
) of anger,
krodha
. The term raudra may also denote a follower of the god
Rudra
or a class of evil spirits.