Guizimu

deity Buddhist single tradition · 1

Guizimu, also known as Hārītī, has been respected as a Buddhist protector deity since her introduction to China. In contemporary Chinese Buddhist practice, Guizimu is frequently enshrined as one of the deities invited to the ritual space during performances of the Shuilu Fahui ceremony. Statues of this group (including Guizimu) are often enshrined within the Daxiong Baodian in Chinese temples and monasteries.

When

First attested
266 CE
Attested period
266 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested from the Western Jin Dynasty (266-420) to the present.

Relationships

Expand to full subgraph →

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“In Chinese Buddhism, Hārītī, known as Guizimu, has been respected as a Buddhist protector deity since her introduction to China with the translation of Buddhist scriptures from the Western Jin Dynasty (266-420) to the Tang dynasty (618-907).”

#11056 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001