Q. Consider the following statements regarding figures in the Buddhist pantheon:
1.Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin is Bodhisattva who purifies and removes all spiritual and physical obstacles.
2.Tara is a prominent female Bodhisattva.
3.Vasudhara is worshipped as the Buddhist goddess of wealth, abundance, and agricultural prosperity.
4.Amitabha is revered as the Buddha of Infinite Light who presides over the Sukhavati.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin (He who blocks obstacles) is one of the eight principal Bodhisattvas, invoked to remove internal and external impediments to meditation.
- Statement 2 is correct: Tara (Mother of Liberation) is a female Bodhisattva representing active compassion and rapid rescue from perils.
- Statement 3 is correct: Vasudhara is a popular female deity in Vajrayana and Nepalese Buddhism associated with fortune, gold, and agricultural fertility.
- Statement 4 is correct: Amitabha (Infinite Light) is the principal Buddha of the Pure Land school, who vows to welcome all faithful practitioners into his paradise realm of Sukhavati.
