Vajrapāṇi

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:deity
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Avalokiteśvara
Mańjuśrī
gptkbp:category gptkb:deity
gptkb:Yama
Dharmapala
Wisdom King (Myō-ō) in Japan
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Thunderbolt
Third eye
Blue skin
Fangs
Bulging eyes
Crown of skulls
Thunderbolt scepter
Garland of skulls
Crown of five skulls
Lion skin
Raised right arm
Snakes (Nāga)
Stomping posture
Tiger skin loincloth
gptkbp:equivalentTo Heracles (in Greco-Buddhist art)
gptkbp:hasChineseName Jingang Shou
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Gautama_Buddha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vajrapāṇi
gptkbp:iconography Muscular body
Surrounded by flames
Fierce expression
gptkbp:JapaneseName gptkb:Shukongōshin
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Mahāyāna_sūtras
Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:nameMeaning Holder of the Vajra
gptkbp:partOf Three Protective Deities
gptkbp:protectedBy Buddhist monasteries
Buddhist practitioners
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role Protector of Buddha
Protector of Dharma
Wrathful Deity
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Vajra
gptkbp:TibetanName Chana Dorje
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eight_Great_Bodhisattvas
gptkb:Wish-fulfilling_jewel_(Cintāmaṇi)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7