ID: 901000858 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000858	Record Type: Character/Person

	Vasudhara (Buddhist bodhisattva)

Note: Vasudhārā, whose name means "stream of gems" in Sanskrit, is the Buddhist bodhisattva of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. She is popular in many Buddhist countries and is a subject in Buddhist legends and art. Originally an Indian bodhisattva, her popularity has spread to southern Buddhist countries. Her popularity, however, peaks in Nepal where she has a strong following among the Buddhist Newars of the Kathmandu Valley and is thus a central figure in Newar Buddhism.[1] She is named Shiskar Apa in Lahul and Spiti.

Names:

	Vasudhara (Buddhist bodhisattva) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Vasudhārā (Buddhist bodhisattva) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Vasudhara (Buddhist bodhisattva) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... bodhisattva
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... wealth
	.....(economic concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... prosperity
	.....(economic concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... abundance
	.....(social issues, sociological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Vasudhara (Buddhist bodhisattva)
	................Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	Vasudhārā (Buddhist bodhisattva)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=247269&partId=1&searchText=Vasudhara&page=1