The Sādhanamālā also depicts other forms of Saraswati, including Vajravīṇā Sarasvatī (similar to Mahāsarasvatī except she carries a veena), Vajraśāradā Sarasvatī (who has three eyes, sits on a white lotus, her head is decorated by a crescent and holds a book and a lotus), Vajrasarasvatī (has six hands and three heads with brown hair rising upwards), and Āryasarasvatī (sixteen year old girl carrying the Prajñapramita sutra and a lotus). [127]

a b Warrier, Shrikala (2014). Kamandalu: the seven sacred rivers of Hinduism. London: Mayur University London. p.97. A statue of Minerva stands atop the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. There is also a mosaic tile of Minerva in the foyer of the building as well as a whole theatre name after her, called the 'Minerva Space'. [37] a b Donaldson, Thomas (2001). Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa. pp.274–275. ISBN 978-8170174066.

Gonda, Jan. "Section3: Southeast Asia Religions". Handbook of Oriental Studies. Brill Academic. p.45. ISBN 978-9004043305. According to the Acta Arvalia, a cow was sacrificed to Minerva on October 13 58 AD along with many other sacrifices to celebrate the anniversary of Nero coming to power. On January 3 81 AD, as a part of the New Year vows, two cows were sacrificed to Minerva (among many others) to secure the well-being of the emperor Titus, Domitian Caesar, Julia Augusta, and their children. On January 3 87 AD there is again record of a cow being sacrificed to Minerva among the many sacrifices made as a part of the New Year vows. [18] A statue of Minerva is the center of the Pioneer Monument in San Francisco's Civic Center created by Frank Happersberger in 1894. Maha Saraswati is depicted as eight-armed and is often portrayed holding a Veena whilst sitting on a white lotus flower.

Tridevi - the three supreme Goddess in Hinduism". Hindu FAQS | Get answers for all the questions related to Hinduism, the greatest religion!. 18 March 2015. Om. May we know Saraswati. May we meditate on the daughter of Brahma. May the Goddess illuminate us. Hindu]: ॐ ऐं महासरस्वत्यै नमः, om̐ aim mahāsarasvatyaya namaḥ; [Buddhist]: Oṃ hrīḥ mahāmāyāṅge mahāsarasvatyaya namaḥ McFarland, George (1944). Thai-English Dictionary. Stanford University Press. p.790. ISBN 9780804703833– via Google Books.In some later Mahayana Buddhist sources like the Sādhanamālā (a 5th-century collection of ritual texts), Saraswati is symbolically represented in a way which is similar to Hindu iconography. [11] The description of the deity (here called Mahāsarasvatī) is as follows:

According to Catherine Ludvik, Saraswati's earliest appearance in a Buddhist text is in the 1st century CE Mahayana Golden Light Sutra (of which there are different versions / translations). This text is first attested in a Chinese translation in 417 CE and includes an entire chapter devoted to the goddess, which is our best source for the earliest Buddhist depictions of Saraswati. [111] In the Golden Light Sutra A Japanese depiction of Saraswati as a protector deity with eight arms holding various weapons (c. 1212), University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts. Saraswati was honoured with invocations among the Hindus of Angkorian Cambodia. [107] She and Brahma are referred to in Cambodian epigraphy from the 7th century onwards, and she is praised by Khmer poets for being the goddess of eloquence, writing, and music. More offerings were made to her than to her husband Brahma. She is also referred to as Vagisvari and Bharati in the Khmer literature of the era of Yasovarman, Hindu king of the Khmer Empire. [107] In Buddhism A statue of Vajraśāradā, a classic Buddhist form of Saraswati, Pala Period (8th Century CE), Indian Museum, Kolkata. Tibetan style Saraswati from a Chinese edition of the Kanjur Chamberlain, Basil Hall (2008). The Kojiki: Japanese Records of Ancient Matters. Forgotten Books. ISBN 978-1-60506-938-8 . Retrieved 9 February 2011.

Hera

A statue to Minerva was designed by John Charles Felix Rossi to adorn the Town Hall of Liverpool, where it has stood since 1799. It remains extant and was restored as part of the 2014 renovations conducted by the city. [28] [29]

Egeria, a water nymph who gives wisdom and prophecy in return for libations of water or milk at her sacred grove

Athena

Minerva ( / m ə ˈ n ɜːr v ə/; Latin: [mɪˈnɛru̯ä]; Etruscan: Menrva) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. Minerva is not a patron of violence such as Mars, but of strategic war. [2] From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena. [3] Minerva is one of the three Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno. Alok Jagwat; Mahakavi Kalidasa (2021). Sri Shyamala Dandakam: Syamala Dandakam. Bhartiya Ved Vigyan Parishad. Saraswati is described as a loud and powerful flood who roars like a bull and cannot be controlled. [22] According to Witzel, she was associated with the Milky Way, indicating that she was seen as descending from heaven to earth. [23] In Book 2 of Taittiriya Brahmana, Saraswati is called "the mother of eloquent speech and melodious music". [16] Epic literature