Name Mandarava
Gender Feminine
Usage Buddhism
Scripts मन्दारवा(Sanskrit)
Theme red
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Meaning & History
From the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears bright orange-red flowers (scientific name Erythrina stricta). This was the name of a consort and student of the legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher Padmasambhava. In Vajrayana tradition she is also considered a bodhisattva.