List of bodhisattvas
In Buddhist thought, a bodhisattva (Hindi, Devanagari: बोधिसत्व; Burmese: ဗောဓိသတ်;Sinhalese:බෝධිසත්ව ; Chinese: 菩薩; pinyin: púsà; Japanese pronunciation: bosatsu; Korean pronunciation: bosal; Vietnamese: bồ tát; Khmer:ពោធិសត្វ; Thai: โพธิสัตว์; Tibetan: སངས་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་མཚན་གཤམ་གསལ།) is a being who is dedicated to achieving complete Buddhahood. Conventionally, the term is applied to beings with a high degree of enlightenment. Bodhisattva literally means a "bodhi (enlightenment) being" in Pali and Sanskrit. Mahayana practitioners have historically lived in many other countries that are now predominantly Hindu or Muslim; remnants of reverence for bodhisattvas has continued in some of these regions.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of bodhisattvas primarily respected in Buddhism.
Primary Bodhisattvas
Chinese: 虛空藏; pinyin: Xūkōngzàng; Japanese pronunciation: Kokūzō; Korean: 허공장; Vietnamese: Hư Không Tạng, Khmer: អាកាសគភ៌; Thai: พระอากาศครรภโพธิสัตว์; sinhalese:ආකාශගර්භ ;Tibetan: ནམ་མཁའི་སྙིང་པོ།, THL: Namkha'i Nyingpo) is a bodhisattva who is associated with the great element (mahābhūta) of space (ākāśa).
(Burmese: လောကနတ်; Chinese: 觀音; pinyin: Guanyin; Japanese pronunciation: Kannon; Korean: 관음; Vietnamese: Quán Thế Âm, Khmer:អវលោកិតេស្វរៈ , អវលោកេស្វរៈ , លោកេស្វរៈ; sinhalese:අවලෝකිතේශ්වර Thai: พระอวโลกิเตศวรโพธิสัตว์; Sinhalese: Natha Deviyo; Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས་, THL: Chenrézik)
The bodhisattva of compassion, the listener of the world's cries who uses skillful means to come to their aid; the most universally acknowledged bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, also appears in Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhism. This bodhisattva gradually became identified predominantly as female in East Asian Buddhism and its name may originally have been Avalokitāśvara.
(Chinese: 地藏; pinyin: Dìzáng; Japanese pronunciation: Jizō; Korean: 지장; Vietnamese: Địa Tạng, Khmer: ក្សិតិគភ៌; Mongolian: Сайенинбу; sinhalese:කශිතිගර්භ ;Thai: พระกษิติครรภโพธิสัตว์; Tibetan: ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ, THL: Sayi Nyingpo).
Kṣitigarbha is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk. His name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb". Kṣitigarbha is known for his vow to take responsibility for the instruction of all beings in the six worlds between the death of Gautama Buddha and the rise of Maitreya, as well as his vow not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. He is therefore often regarded as the bodhisattva of hell-beings, as well as the guardian of children and patron deity of deceased children in Japanese culture.
(Chinese: 大勢至; pinyin: Dàshìzhì; Japanese pronunciation: Daiseishi; Korean: 대세지; Vietnamese: Đại Thế Chí; Khmer: មហាស្ថាមប្រាប្ត; sinhalese:මහාස්තාමප්රාප්ත ; Thai: พระมหาสถามปราปต์โพธิสัตว์; Tibetan: མཐུ་ཆེན་ཐོབ)
Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Korean: Daeseji) is a mahāsattva representing the power of wisdom, often depicted in a trinity with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara, especially in Pure Land Buddhism. His name literally means "arrival of the great strength".
In some Buddhist texts such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita. Burmese: အရိမေတ္တယျ; Chinese: 彌勒; pinyin: Mílè; Japanese pronunciation: Miroku; Korean: 미륵; Vietnamese: Di-lặc, Khmer: សិអារ្យមេត្រី, អរិយមេត្តយ្យ; Mongolian: Майдар, Асралт; Sinhalese: මෛත්රී බුදුන්; Thai: พระศรีอริยเมตไตรย; Tibetan: བྱམས་པ་, THL: Jampa).
eya is regarded as the future buddha. Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha.[1][2] The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in the future when the dharma will have been forgotten by most on the terrestrial world. This prophecy is found in the canonical literature of all major schools of Buddhism. Maitreya has also been adopted for his millenarian role by many non-Buddhist religions in the past such as the White Lotus as well as by modern new religious movements such as Yiguandao.
(Chinese: 文殊; pinyin: Wénshū; Japanese pronunciation: Monju; Korean: 문수; Vietnamese: Văn Thù, Khmer: [មញ្ចុស្រី]]; Mongolian: Зөөлөн эгшигт;sinhalese:මංජුශ්රී ; Thai: พระมัญชุศรีโพธิสัตว์; Tibetan: འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས།, THL: Jampelyang)
Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with prajñā (transcendent wisdom) in Mahayana Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, he is also a yidam. His name means "Gentle Glory". Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller Sanskrit name of Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta, literally "Mañjuśrī, Still a Youth" or, less literally, "Prince Mañjuśrī".
Chinese: 普賢菩薩; pinyin: Pǔxián; Japanese pronunciation: Fugen; Korean: 보현; Vietnamese: Phổ Hiền,Khmer: សមន្តភទ្រ; Mongolian: Хамгаар Сайн; Sinhalese: සමන්තභද්ර ; Tibetan: ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ, THL: Küntu Zangpo, Thai: พระสมันตภัทรโพธิสัตว์
Samantabhadra Universal Worthy is associated with practice and meditation. Together with the Buddha and Mañjuśrī, he forms the Shakyamuni trinity in Buddhism. He is the patron of the Lotus Sutra and, according to the Avatamsaka Sutra, made the ten great vows which are the basis of a bodhisattva. In China, Samantabhadra is associated with action, whereas Mañjuśrī is associated with prajñā. In Japan, Samantabharda is often venerated by the Tendai and in Shingon Buddhism, and as the protector of the Lotus Sutra by Nichiren Buddhism.
(Chinese: 金剛手; pinyin: Jīngāngshǒu; Japanese pronunciation: Kongōshu; Korean: 금강수; Vietnamese: Kim cương thủ, Khmer: វជ្របាណិ; sinhalese: වජ්රපානි ;Thai: พระวัชรปาณีโพธิสัตว์; Tibetan: ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ་, THL: Chakna Dorjé)
Vajrapāṇi (Sanskrit, "Vajra in [his] hand") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power.
Vajrapāṇi is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha. Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Mañjuśrī manifests all the Buddhas' wisdom, Avalokiteśvara manifests all the Buddhas' compassion and Vajrapāṇi manifests all the Buddhas' power as well as the power of all five tathāgatas. Vajrapāṇi is one of the earliest dharmapalas mentioned in the Pāli Canon as well as be worshiped in the Shaolin Monastery, in Tibetan Buddhism and in Pure Land Buddhism, where he is known as Mahasthamaprapta and forms a triad with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara.
Manifestations of Vajrapāṇi can also be found in many Buddhist temples in China, Korea and Japan as dharma protectors called the Niō (仁王) or "Benevolent Kings". They are two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism and are said to be dharmapala manifestations of Vajrapāṇi. They are also seen as a manifestations of Mahasthamaprapta in Pure Land Buddhism and as Vajrasattva in Tibetan Buddhism.[5] In some texts, he is also described as the manifestation of Sakka, the ruler of Tavatimsa Devas.[6]
According to Japanese tradition, they traveled with Gautama Buddha to protect him, reminiscent of Vajrapāṇi's role in the Ambaṭṭha Sutta of the Pali Canon. Within the generally pacifist tradition of Buddhism, stories of dharmapalas justified the use of physical force to protect cherished values and beliefs against evil. Vajrapāṇi is also associated with Acala, who is venerated as Fudō-Myō in Japan, where he is serenaded as the holder of the vajra.[7]
There are several lists of four Bodhisattvas according to scripture and local tradition.
Popular Chinese Buddhism generally lists the following, as they are associated with the Four Sacred Mountains:
The Womb Realm Mandala of Esoteric Buddhism provides another enumeration. These bodhisattvas are featured in the Eight Petal Hall in the center of the mandala. They are as follows:
Samantabhadra Mañjuśrī Avalokiteśvara Maitreya
The Avataṃsaka Sūtra mentions four bodhisattvas, each of whom expounds a portion of the Fifty-two Stages of Bodhisattva Practice.
Dharmaprajñā
Guṇavana
The Lotus Sutra provides a list of bodhisattvas that are the leaders of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth.
Viśiṣṭacāritra
Anantacāritra
Viśuddhacāritra
Supratiṣṭhitacāritra
Five Great Bodhisattvas
Chapter 7 of the Humane King Sutra provides an enumeration of five bodhisattvas, known as the "Five Bodhisattvas of Great Power (五大力菩薩)." There are two Chinese translations of this text, each providing an entirely different name to these figures. Their association with the cardinal directions also differs between versions.[8] They are as follows:
Old translation (Kumaravija) Direction New translation (Amoghavajra) Direction
無量力吼 West Vajrapāramitā (金剛波羅蜜多) Central
雷電吼 North Vajrayakṣa (金剛夜叉) North
無畏方吼 East Vajratīkṣṇa (金剛利) West
龍王吼 South Vajraratna (金剛宝) South
金剛吼 Central Vajrapāṇi (金剛手) East
Ten Bodhisattvas
Main article: Ten Bodhisattas
Ten Bodhisattas refer to ten future Buddhas as successors of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha, in the following order.They are introduced as:
"Metteyyo Uttamo Rāmo, Paseno Kosalobibū, Dīghasoṇīca Caṅkīca, Subo, Todeyya Brahmano. Nāḷāgirī Pālileyyo, Bhodhisatthā imedasa anukkamena sabhodiṁ, pāpuṇissanti nāgate".
The noble Maitreya Buddha
Subha A Brahmin named, Todeyya
An elephant named, Nāḷāgirī
The king of elephants, named Pālileyya
Sixteen Bodhisattvas
The Niṣpannayogāvalī provides a list of bodhisattvas known as the "Sixteen Honored Ones of the Auspicious Aeon." They also appear in a Sutra with the same title (賢劫十六尊). They are as follows, along with their respective associated directions:
Maitreya
Amoghadarśana
Sarvāpāyajaha
Sarvaśokatamonirghātana
Gandhahastin
Śauraya
Gaganagañja
Jñānaketu
Amitaprabha
Bhadrapāla
Jālinīprabha
Candraprabha
Akṣayamati
Pratibhānakūṭa
Vajragarbha
Samantabhadra
Another set of sixteen are known as the "Sixteen Great Bodhisattvas" and make up a portion of the Diamond Realm Mandala. They are associated with the Buddhas of the cardinal directions.
Akṣobhya (East) Ratnasaṃbhava (South) Amitābha (West) Amoghasiddhi (North) Vajrasattva Vajrarāga Vajrarāja Vajrasādhu Vajraratna Vajraketu Vajrateja Vajrahāsa Vajradharma Vajrahetu Vajratīkṣṇa Vajrabhāṣa Vajrakarma Vajrayakṣa Vajrarakṣa Vajrasaṃdhi
According to the Sūtra on Ten Methods of Rebirth in Amitābha Buddha's Land (十往生阿彌陀佛國經), those people who are devoted to attaining rebirth in the Western Pure Land are protected by a great number of bodhisattvas. Twenty-five of them are given by name:
Avalokiteśvara Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bhaiṣajyarāja Bhaiṣajyasamudgata Samantabhadra Dharmeśvara Siṃhanāda Dhāraṇī Ākāśagarbha Guṇagarbha Ratnagarbha Vajragarbha Vajra Girisāgaramati Raśmiprabharāja Avataṃsakarāja Gaṇaratnarāja Candraprabharāja Divākararāja Samādhirāja Samādhīśvararāja Maheśvararāja Śuklahastarāja Mahātejarāja Anantakāya
Misc
Tibetan: པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས།, THL: Pemajungné, Mongolian: ловон Бадмажунай, Chinese: 莲花生大士; pinyin: Liánhuāshēng
Padmasambhāva "Lotus-Born", also known as Guru Rinpoche, is a literary character of terma,[10] an emanation of Amitābha that is said to appear to tertöns in visionary encounters and a focus of Tibetan Buddhist practice, particularly in the Nyingma school.
(Chinese: 伽藍; pinyin: Qiélán; Vietnamese: Già Lam)
Only revered in Chinese Buddhism and Taoism, Sangharama refer to a group of devas who guard viharas and the faith, but the title is usually referring to the legendary Chinese military general Guan Yu, who became a dharmapala through becoming a Buddhist and making vows.
(Chinese: 白傘蓋佛頂; pinyin: Bái Sǎngài Fúdǐng; Japanese pronunciation: Byakusangai Butchō; Korean: 시타타파트라), Tibetan: གདུགས་དཀར།, Mongolian: Цагаан шүхэрт)
Sitātapatrā "the White Parasol"[11] is a protector against supernatural danger. She is venerated in both Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions. She is also known as Uṣṇīṣa Sitatapatra. Sitātapatrā is a powerful independent deity as she was emanated by Gautama Buddha from his uṣṇīṣa. Whoever practices her mantra will be reborn in Amitābha's pure land as well as gaining protection against supernatural danger and black magic.
Chinese: 韋馱; pinyin: Wéituó; Japanese pronunciation: Idaten; Korean: 위타천; Vietnamese: Vi Đà, Tibetan: གདོང་དྲུག་, THL: Dongdruk, Mongolian: Арван Хоёр Нууд) Skanda is regarded as a devoted guardian of viharas and the Buddhist teachings. He is the leader of the twenty-four celestial guardian deities mentioned in the Golden Light Sutra. In Chinese temples, Skanda faces the statue of the Buddha in the main shrine. In others, he is on the far right of the main shrine, whereas on the left is his counterpart, Sangharama, personified as the historical general Guan Yu. In Chinese sutras, his image is found at the end of the sutra, a reminder of his vow to protect and preserve the teachings.
Supuṣpacandra
Mentioned in Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra.
(Ch: 日光, Rìguāng, Kr. Ilgwang, Jp: Nikkō) One of two attendants of Bhaisajyaguru, together with Candraprabha.
(Ch: 月光, Yuèguāng, Kr. Wolgwang, Jp: Gakkō) One of two attendants of Bhaisajyaguru, together with Sūryaprabha.
(Ch. 多羅, Duō luó) Female bodhisattva, or set of bodhisattvas, in Tibetan Buddhism. She represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. Also a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara.
Vasudhārā whose name means "stream of gems" in Sanskrit, is the bodhisattva of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. She is popular in many Buddhist countries and is a subject in Buddhist legends and art. Originally an Indian bodhisattva, her popularity has spread to Theravadin countries. Her popularity, however, peaks in Nepal, where she has a strong following among the Buddhist Newars of the Kathmandu Valley and is thus a central figure in Newar Buddhism.[12] She is named Shiskar Apa in Lahul and Spiti.
Agnidatta Ākāṅkṣitamukha Amoghadarśin Anantamati Anantapratibhāna Anantavikrāmin Anārambaṇadhyāyin Anikṣiptadhura Aniñjya Anupalipta Anupamamati Aśokadatta, bodhisattva of the south Āśvāsahasta Bhadrapāla Bhadraśrī Brahmajāla Bhaiṣajyasena Buddhaghoṣa Buddhiśrī Candrabhānu Candraśrī
Candrasūryatrailokyadhārin
Caryamati, bodhisattva of the west
Daśaśataraśmihutārci (or Daśaśataraśmikṛtārci)
Dhācaṅiṁdhara
Dharaṇīdhara
Dharaṇīṃdhara
Dharaṇīśvararāja
Dharmavyūha
Dhṛtiparipūrna
Dundubhisvara
Gajagandhahastin
Gambhīraghoṣasvaranādita
Guhyagupta
Harisiṃha
Jālinīprabha
Jayadatta, bodhisattva of the north
Jñānadarśana
Jñānamati
Jñānaprabha
Jñānaśrī Jyotirasa
Kṣetralaṃkṛta
Lakṣaṇakūṭasamatikrānta
Lakṣaṇasamalaṁkṛta
Mahābrahmāśaṅku
Mahāghoṣasvararāja Mahākaruṇācandrin Mahāmati Mahāmeru Mahāpratibhāna Mahāvikrāmin Mahāvyūha Maṇicūḍa Maṇiratnacchattra Mārajit Mārapramardin Megharāja Meru Merudhvaja Merukūṭa Merupradīparāja Merurāja Meruśikharadhara Meruśikharasaṁghaṭṭanarāja Merusvara Nakṣatrarāja Nakṣatrarājasaṃkusumitābhijña Nārāyaṇa Nityaprahasitapramuditendriya Nityodyukta Nityotkaṇṭhita Nityotkṣiptahasta Nityotpalakṛtahasta Pradānaśūra Padmagarbha Padmanetra Padmapāṇi, bodhisattva of the southeast Padmaśrī Padmaśrīgarbha Padmavyūha Padmottara, bodhisattva of the nadir Prabhāketu Prabhāvyūha Prabhūtaratna Prajdākūṭa Prajñākūta Pralānaśūra Prāmodyarāja Praṇidhiprayātaprāpta Praśāntacāritramati Pratibhānakūṭa Pratisaṃvitpraṇādaprāpta Pratisaṃvitprāpta Pṛthivīvaralocana Pūrṇacandra Ratiṁkara Ratnacandra Ratnacūḍa Ratnadhvaja Ratnadvīpa Ratnagarbha Ratnajaha Ratnajāli Ratnākara Ratnaketu Ratnakūṭa Ratnamudrāhasta Ratnamukuṭa Ratnananda Ratnapāṇi Ratnaprabha Ratnaprabhāsa Ratnasaṁbhava Ratnaśikhara Ratnaśrī Ratnayaṣṭi Ratnavara, bodhisattva of the northwest Ratnavīra Ratnavyūha Ratnayaṣṭin Ratnolkādhārin Sadāparibhūta, one of Śākyamuni's past lives Sāgaramati Sahacittotpādadharmacakrapravartin Śailaśikharasaṃghaṭṭanarāja Samadarśin Samādhigarbha Samādhivikurvaṇarāja Samantacandra Samantacāritramati Samantanetra Samantaprabha, bodhisattva of the east Samantaprāsādika Samanteryapatha Samatāvihārin Samaviṣamadarśin Sarvabhayahara Sarvamalāpagata Sarvamaṅgaladhārin Sarvanīvaraṇaviṣkambhin Sarvapuṇyalakṣaṇadhārin Sarvārthanāman Sarvasattvapriyadarśana Sarvaśūra Sarvatīrthamaṅgaladhārin Satatamabhayaṁdad (or Satatamabhayaṁdadāna) Satatasamitābhiyukta Satatodyukta Siṃha Siṃhaketu Siṃhaghoṣābhigarjitaśvara Siṃhamati Siṁhanādanādin Siṁhavikrīḍita Siddhārthamati Śrīgarbha Śubhagarbha Śubhakanakaviśuddhiprabha Śubhavimalagarbha Sujāta Sumati Sumeru Supratiṣṭhitabuddhi Sūryagarbha Sūryaprabha, bodhisattva of the southwest Suvarnacūḍa Suvarṇagarbha Suvikrāntamati Svaraviśuddhiprabha Svaravyūha Tathāgatagarbha Trailokyarikrāmin Uṣṇīṣavijayā Uttaramati Vairocana Vairocanarāśmipratimaṅḍitadhvajarājan Vajragarbha Vajramati Vajrasena Vardamānamati Varuṇa Vidyuddeva Vidyutdeva Vijayavikrāmin, bodhisattva of the northeast Vikurvaṇarāja Vimalagarbha Vimalanetra Vimukticandra Viśālanetra Viśeṣamati Vyūharāja
(Ch. 虛空藏 , Xu Kong Zang, Kr. Huh Gong Zang, Jp. Kokuzo) - The Bodhisattva of infinite happiness generated by helping countless numbers of sentient beings.
(Ch. 觀音 , Guan Yin, Kr. Guan Um, Jp. Kannon, Tib. Chenrezig, Viet. Quán Thế Âm) - The bodhisattva of compassion, the listener of the world's cries who uses skillful means to come to their aid; the most universally acknowledged Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. Known as Guan Yin in East Asia, Chenrezig in Tibet, and Migjid Janraisig in Mongolia.
Baba Saheb
Param Pujya Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is regarded as a Bodhisattva by Indian Buddhist Bhikkus and by millions of other Buddhists.
(Ch. 地藏 , Di Zang, Kr. Ji Zang, Jp. Jizo, Tib. Sai Nyingpo, Viet. 'Địa Tạng). The bodhisattva of the beings suffering in hellish realms, or the bodhisattva of great vows.
(Ch. 大勢至, Da Shì Zhì, Kr. Dae Sae Zhi, Jp. Seishi, Viet. Đại Thế Chí) - Represents the power of wisdom, seen on the left of Amitabha in Pure Land Buddhism.
(Ch. 彌勒 , Mi Le, Kr. Mi Ruk, Jp. Miroku, Viet. Di Lạc) - The bodhisattva to be reborn and to become enlightened, thus succeeding Gautama Buddha in the future. Known for his benevolence.
(Ch. 文殊 , Wen Shu, Kr. Moon Soo, Jp. Monju, Tib. Jampal Yang, Viet. Văn Thù) - Bodhisattva of keen awareness and wisdom.
(Ch. 龍樹, Long Shu, Viet. Long Thọ) - The founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Path) school of Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Two wrath-filled and muscular guardians of the Buddha, standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in Japan and Korea under the appearance of frightening wrestler-like statues. They are manifestations of the Bodhisattva Vajrapani.
(Ch. 蓮華生上師, Lianhuasheng Shang Shi, Tib. Padma Jungne or Guru Rinpoche) - Most associated with Tibetan Buddhism and Bhutanese Buddhism. The Nyingma school regards Padmasambhava as a second Buddha.
(Ch. 普賢 , Pu Xian, Kr. Bo Hyun, Jp. Fugen, Tib. Kuntu Zangpo, Viet. Phổ Hiền) - Represents the practice and meditation of all Buddhas.
(Ch. 伽藍, Qie Lan, Viet. Già Lam) - Only revered in Chinese Buddhism-Taoism, Sangharama refer to a group of devas who guard Buddhist monasteries and the faith, but the title is usually referring to the legendary Chinese military general Guan Yu, who became a Dharmapala through becoming a Buddhist and making vows.
8th century scholar, wrote about Bodhisattvas.
The goddess of the White Parasol and protector against supernatural danger.
(Ch. 韋馱, Wei Tuo) - A Dharmapala who guards the Dharma, with links to Vajrapani and is somewhat the direct forbear to Murugan, a Hindu deity. Primarily worshipped in Chinese Buddhism.
Mentioned in Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life
(Ch: 日光, Ri Guang, Kr. Il Guang, Jp: Nikkō) - One of two attendants of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha.
(Ch. 度母, Du Mu) - Female bodhisattva, or set of bodhisattvas, in Tibetan Buddhism. She represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. Also a manifestation of Avalokitesvara.
(Ch. 金剛手, Jin Gang Shou, Kr. Kum Kang Soo, Jp.Shukongojin, Tib. Channa Dorje) - An early bodhisattva in Mahayana.
Bodhisattva of abundance and fertility. Popular in Nepal.
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