Guhyapāda
Guhyapāda (密跡金剛 Mìjī jīngāng) is one of the "vajra warriors" or "Benevolent Kings", two muscular guardian deities that usually stand at each side of the shanmen in Buddhist temples and monasteries. Guhyapāda is traditionally the statue on the right side. Guhyapāda, in particular, is also considered one of the Twenty Devas or Twenty-Four Devas in the Chinese Buddhist pantheon.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Chinese Buddhist iconography as part of the Twenty‑Four Protective Deities from at least the early medieval period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Ucchuṣma
- co occurs with
- Niō, Śākyamuni Buddha, Narayana
- manifested by
- Vajrapāṇi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In addition, Ucchuṣma is sometimes paired or identified with Guhyapāda, who is commonly known in Chinese as Mìjī Jīngāng (密跡金剛).”
#36125 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The statue on the right side is traditionally named "Guhyapāda" (密跡金剛 Mìjī jīngāng), while the one on the left is traditionally named "Nārāyaṇa" (那羅延天 Nàluóyán tiān), both of whom are dharmapalas in the Chinese Buddhist canon.”
#36468 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Both Guhyapāda and Nārāyaṇa are seen as manifestations of Vajrapāni...”
#45652 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free