Āṭavaka

deity intermediate Buddhist single tradition · 3

Āṭavaka is an important Wisdom King in Buddhist tradition.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
600 BCE
Attested period
-600 – 2020
Historical notes
Figure in Buddhism.

Relationships

aspect of
Vidyārāja
enemy of
Buddha

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Sources

Source passages

“Other important Wisdom Kings include Ucchuṣma Hayagriva Āṭavaka”

#22094 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Several esoteric practices fall under Āṭavaka's jurisdiction and include several mantras and dhāraṇīs. Some are as follows: Mantra”

#36029 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Āṭavaka (Chinese: 大元帥明王; pinyin: Dàyuánshuài Míngwáng; Japanese pronunciation: Daigensui Myōō or 大元明王, Daigen Myōō) - A yaksha attendant of the deva Vaishravana.”

#36240 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001