puḍinī (9563)

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puḍinī
Entry 9563, Page 346, Col. 2
(puqinI, puqinI)
puḍinī¦, pool: puḍinī-puṣkariṇīṣu LV 193.20 (vs), in pools and lakes, Tib. rdziṅ (pool) daṅ rdziṅ chen (large pool, = puṣkariṇī); ke cāgatāḥ…puḍinī (acc. pl.) gṛhītvā LV 298.3 (vs), and some (Bodhisattvas) came (to honor the Buddha) bringing (magically) pools; so Foucaux; the whole scene is full of magic marvels, of which this is not less natural than some others. Etym. obscure; cf. Pkt. (Deśī) puḍaiṇī = puṭakinī, lotus (?), or Skt. pulina ?

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