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Ratnolka

Ratnolka, jewel meteor, is the Buddhist goddess of light and the deification of literature.
She is one of a group of dharanis; her color is yellow and attribute is a jeweled staff. A.G.H.

Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 219