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
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
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang
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Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang, also known as the Golden-Winged Great Peng, is a guardian deity in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the spiritual uncle of the Buddha, who gave him a high position in heaven to guard t
Mahamayuri
…in primordial times, the original Phoenix (Fenghuang), the leader of flying beings, gave birth to the peacock Mahamayuri and to the eagle named the Golden-Winged Great Peng. The peacock once consumed the Buddha in one of his previous lives, who managed to escape by cutting through her stomach. At that time, the peacock…
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang statue
Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang statue in the Hongwu temple