Hindu

Saraswati

In Hindu tradition, Saraswati is the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, and the arts, one of the three principal goddesses (Tridevi); students traditionally invoke her before examinations and performances, and in Buddhist tradition she is also venerated as a goddess of learning.

TraditionHindu
SymbolVina and books; swan or peacock mount
DomainsClarity · Confidence · Protection
Provenance URLhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78258

Citation

Kinsley, David. "Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition." University of California Press, 1986.

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