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- PALA
- powerful kingdom in northeastern India, homeland of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and source for many of the artistic styles of Nepal, Tibet and Southeast Asia.
- PALI
- the early Indian language of Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia.
- PARVATI
- the great Hindu goddess and consort or shakti of the god Shiva; another form of the goddess Uma.
- PADMA
- lotus
- PARINIRVANA
- the actual death of the Buddha, in which he is shown reclining, his head supported by one arm and surrounded by grieving figures.
- PRAJNA
- wisdom, the female principle in Vajrayana, portrayed in a passive role with the male as the active partner.
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