Gōzanze Myōō
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Gōzanze Myōō subdued Maheshvara (Śiva) and his consort Umā (Pārvatī), who refused to accept the Buddha’s teaching. Vairocana Buddha dispatched Gōzanze (or transformed into him) to convert them. By overpowering them, Gōzanze brought the Hindu cosmos under Buddhist law, giving rise to his name as the “Wisdom King who brought down the ruler of the three worlds.”
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- enemy of
- Parvati, Maheshvara, Uma, Śiva
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“According to Buddhist legend, Gōzanze Myōō subdued Maheshvara (Śiva), the lord of the heavenly realms, and his consort Umā (Pārvatī), who refused to accept the Buddha’s teaching. Śiva and Pārvatī were worshiped as the supreme deities ruling past, present, and future, but Vairocana Buddha dispatched Gōzanze”
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