Harihara
deity single tradition · 2
Harihara is a composite form of Shiva and Vishnu. Harihara is a syncretic image.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Syncretic image
Relationships
- manifests as
- Avalokiteshvara
- co occurs with
- Dharaṇī, Devi Sarasvatī, Nīlakaṇṭha, Agni, Kubera, Rudra, Purusha, Prajapati, Yama-Yami, Vishvarupa, Gajalakshmi, Varuna, Adityas, Maheśvara, Brahma, Vayu, Narayana, Saraswati, Candra
- child of
- Avalokiteshvara
Mentioned by
- Agni
- Kubera
- Rudra
- Purusha
- Prajapati
- Yama-Yami
- Vishvarupa
- Gajalakshmi
- Varuna
- Adityas
- Maheśvara
- Brahma
- Vayu
- Narayana
- Saraswati
- Candra
and 1 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“A similar syncretic image is Harihara, a composite form of Shiva and Vishnu, the Supreme deity of the Vaishnava sect.”
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“In a similar manner, Hindu deities like Nīlakaṇṭha and Harihara are cited in the Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī, possibly as forms of Avalokiteshvara or as associated bodhisattvas (the text is not clear, though traditionally these have been interpreted as various names or forms of Avalokiteshvara).”
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