Candraprabha
Candraprabha is often seen with Sūryaprabha, as the two siblings serve Bhaiṣajyaguru. Statues of the two closely resemble each other and are commonly found together, sometimes flanking temple doors. They are also recognized in mainland Asia as devas.
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When
Relationships
- manifests as
- Moonlight Bodhisattva, Taiyin Xingjun
- co occurs with
- Bhaiṣajyaguru, Taiyang Xingjun, Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin, Prajñāpāramitā-devi, Bhaiṣajyasamudgata, Bhaiṣajyarāja, Akṣayamati, Ushnishavijaya, Cintamanicakra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, Chang E, Manjushri, Maitreya, Taras, Vajrapāṇi, Hachiman, Guan Yu, Vajrasattva, Vasudhara, Samantabhadra, Kṣitigarbha, Ākāśagarbha, Cundī, Avalokiteshvara
- syncretized with
- Taiyin Xingjun
- allied with
- Sūryaprabha
- serves
- Bhaiṣajyaguru
- sibling of
- Sūryaprabha
- manifested by
- Moonlight Bodhisattva
- has aspect
- Taiyin Xingjun
Mentioned by
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Source passages
“Sūryaprabha is often seen with Candraprabha, as the two siblings serve Bhaiṣajyaguru. Statues of the two closely resemble each other and are commonly found together, sometimes flanking temple doors. They are also recognized in mainland Asia as devas.”
#17400 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Taiyin Xingjun is believed to be the Taoist counterpart of the Buddhist bodhisattva Candraprabha, also known as the Moonlight Bodhisattva.”
#18950 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The mantra of Moonlight Bodhisattva goes: "Namo Ratnasuhaaya, Arahata, Mitra Uddhaaya, Sankhadhaaraaya, Avalokitava, Jvalodhaaraaya, Kshitigarbhaaya, Sarva Sattva Hridayaya."”
#19179 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Other male bodhisattvas appearing in Indian sources include Candraprabha, Suryaprabha, Bhaiṣajyasamudgata, Bhaiṣajyarāja, Akṣayamati, and Vajrasattva.”
#22059 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5