Diting
animal_ally Chinese Buddhism single tradition · 2
A mythical dog-like creature with the ability to differentiate between truth and falsehood with its ears.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dragon King, Dragon turtle, Heibai Wuchang, Yanluo Wang, Mulian, Denglong
- allied with
- Kṣitigarbha
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Diting, a mythical dog-like creature with the ability to differentiate between truth and falsehood with its ears.”
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“In folk beliefs, Dizang has a mount called Diting, who is a divine beast that can distinguish good from evil, virtuous and foolish. In iconographic form, it is often enshrined at the side of Ksitigarbha, or portrayed with Ksitigarbha riding on its back as a mount.”
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