A Wisdom King (Sanskrit: विद्याराज; IAST: Vidyārāja, Chinese: 明王; pinyin: Míngwáng; Japanese pronunciation: Myōō) is a type of wrathful deity in East Asian...
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Wisdom King deity Hayagrīva, whose Chinese name is translated Matou Mingwang (馬頭明王, "Horse-head Wisdom King", cf. the underworld guardian Mamian 馬面 Horse-face)...
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him as attendants. In Chinese Buddhism, Hayagriva is known as Mǎtóu Guānyīn 馬頭觀音 (lit. Hayagrīva-Avalokiteśvara/ Horse Head Avalokiteśvara); Guanyin is the...
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Sahasrabhuja (千手觀音, Qiānshǒu Guānyīn; Jp. Senju Kannon) Fearless Lion - Hayagrīva (馬頭觀音, Mǎtóu Guānyīn; Jp. Batō Kannon) Great Light - Ekādaśamukha (十一面觀音, Shíyīmiàn...
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