Kong Xuan
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Kong Xuan is a character in the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. He is a peacock spirit who became King Zhou's general. His character is based on Mahamayuri from Buddhist myth.
Kong Xuan, Commander at Sanshan Pass
Mahamayuri
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Mahamayuri, or Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī is a bodhisattva and female Wisdom King in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. In the latter tradition, Mahamayuri is a popular practice in both the Chinese and Japan
Kong Xuan
…a character in the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. He is a peacock spirit who became King Zhou's general. His character is based on Mahamayuri from Buddhist myth. His original form was the first peacock in the world. In the original text of Fengshen Yanyi, Kong Xuan was once said to have been…
Painting of Mahāmāyūrī, pigment on silk. Japan, Heian Period, 12th century CE
A miniature depicting Mahamayuri from the Pañcarakṣā
Song dynasty (960 - 1270) statue of Mahāmāyūrī (Kongque Mingwang) at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, China
Image of Mahāmāyūrī (Kujaku Myōō) from the Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō