Matarajin
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Matarajin or Madarajin is a Buddhist god chiefly venerated in the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism. While originally regarded as a wrathful deity obstructing rebirth in the pure land, and thus a "go
A depiction of the "ox festival" of Matarajin celebrated in Kōryū-ji in Kyoto.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
A statue of Shinra Myōjin from Mii-dera
An okina mask
Mahakala
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Mahākāla is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism.
Matarajin
…for example noh and sarugaku) and of an astral god of destiny. He additionally came to be identified with a large number of other figures, such as Mahakala, Shinra Myōjin and Susanoo, as a result acquiring some of their characteristics. He could be identified as the wrathful aspect of Amida Buddha as well…
Mahākāla and companions
Indian Buddhist Mahakala, 11th–12th century, Bihar
A basalt statue of Mahākāla from Odisha, India, dated to the Pala period (1100–1200 CE). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Black-Cloaked Mahākāla