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 ?