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
- co occurs with
- Aparajita, Mahachakra, Padanaksipa, Āṭavaka Kumāra, Śatagiri, Haimavata, Kāśyapa Buddha, Mahāmāyūrī, Mahākrodharāja, Sadākṣara, Hayagriva, Acala, Yamantaka, Trailokyavijaya, Vajrayakṣa, Kuṇḍali, Ucchuṣma, Rāgarāja
- aspect of
- Vidyārāja
- serves
- King Vaiśravaṇa, Gadrabha, Vaiśravaṇa, Vaishravana
- enemy of
- Buddha
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
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