dragon-king of Munetsuchi
deity water Buddhist single tradition · 1
The dragon-king of Munetsuchi (literally "lake without heat"), known in Sanskrit as Anavatapta, is the ruler of the lake lying at the center of the world according to ancient Buddhist cosmology. He is the father of Benzaiten, who is his third daughter.
When
- First attested
- 1047 CE
- Attested period
- 1047 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Enoshima Engi written by Kōkei in 1047.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- five-headed dragon
- parent of
- Benzaiten
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“According to Kōkei, Benzaiten is the third daughter of the dragon-king of Munetsuchi (無熱池; literally "lake without heat"), known in Sanskrit as Anavatapta”
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