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| + | '''[[Balaha]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[ba la ha]]'') or '''[[Balahaka]]''' is the [[king of horses]], who bears a [[wish-fulfilling jewel]] on his back. He is an [[emanation]] of [[Avalokiteshvara]]. | ||
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{{Nolinking|*Reference to Balaha is made in [[Chandrakirti]]'s commentary to [[Aryadeva]]'s ''[[Four Hundred Verses]]'' | {{Nolinking|*Reference to Balaha is made in [[Chandrakirti]]'s commentary to [[Aryadeva]]'s ''[[Four Hundred Verses]]'' | ||
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*The story of Avalokiteshvara's manifestation as Balaha is also told in chapter six of ''[[The Clear Mirror: A Royal Geneaology]]'' (''rgyal rabs gsal ba'i me long'') by [[Sakyapa Sönam Gyaltsen]].}} | *The story of Avalokiteshvara's manifestation as Balaha is also told in chapter six of ''[[The Clear Mirror: A Royal Geneaology]]'' (''rgyal rabs gsal ba'i me long'') by [[Sakyapa Sönam Gyaltsen]].}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 24 November 2020
Balaha (Wyl. ba la ha) or Balahaka is the king of horses, who bears a wish-fulfilling jewel on his back. He is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara.
Sources
- Reference to Balaha is made in Chandrakirti's commentary to Aryadeva's Four Hundred Verses
- The story of Avalokiteshvara's manifestation as Balaha is also told in chapter six of The Clear Mirror: A Royal Geneaology (rgyal rabs gsal ba'i me long) by Sakyapa Sönam Gyaltsen.
