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Japan: The vidyaraja< / i> or 'Wisdom King' Kujaku Myoo (Mahamayuri). Painting on silk, hanging scroll, Heian Period (12th Century), Tokyo National Museum
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Title:
Japan: The vidyaraja< / i> or 'Wisdom King' Kujaku Myoo (Mahamayuri). Painting on silk, hanging scroll, Heian Period (12th Century), Tokyo National Museum
Caption:
Mahamayuri (Chinese: Kongque Mingwang, Japanese: Kujaku Myoo), is one of the Wisdom Kings in the Buddhist Pantheon. Mahamayuri is a peaceful personification, in contrast to the wrathful attitudes of male personifications of the Wisdom Kings. Mahamayuri had the power to protect devotees from poisoning, either physical or spiritual.
. In Vajrayana Buddhism, a Wisdom King (Sanskrit Vidyaraja, Chinese: Mingwang; Japanese pronunciation: Myoo) is the third type of deity after Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
. In Vajrayana Buddhism, a Wisdom King (Sanskrit Vidyaraja, Chinese: Mingwang; Japanese pronunciation: Myoo) is the third type of deity after Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Credit:
Album / Universal Images Group / Pictures From History
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Image size:
3444 x 5100 px | 50.3 MB
Print size:
29.2 x 43.2 cm | 11.5 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
12 CENTURY • 12TH CENTURY • ART • ARTS • ASIA • ASIAN • BUDDHA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • CULT, BUDDHIST • HEIAN • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KUJAKU • LEGEND • MAHAYANA • MYOO • NATIONAL TREASURE • PAINT • PAINTING • RELIGION • VAJRAYANA • VIDYARAJA • WISDOM KING
