Hayagriva

deity intermediate Buddhist single tradition · 5

A horse-headed avatar.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
300 BCE
Attested period
-300 – 2020
Historical notes
Puranas date to the Gupta period.

Relationships

allied with
Takshaka, Vajrapāṇi
consort of
Vajravarahi
enemy of
Rudra
parent of
Vajrarakshasha
manifested by
Vajrasattva
syncretized with
Horse-Face, Mǎ Wáng 馬王

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Sources

Source passages

“Hayagriva – A horse-headed avatar.”

#4710 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Other important Wisdom Kings include Ucchuṣma Hayagriva”

#22093 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“in the second Hayagriva and Naga Takshaka”

#35169 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In Japanese Mahayana Buddhism, Hayagriva is considered a form of Avalokiteśvara with wrathful form (Batō Kannon 馬頭觀音, lit. Hayagrīva-Avalokiteśvara/ Horse Head Avalokiteśvara), one of the six Avalokiteśvaras. Hayagriva's sphere is realm of animals (or beings whose state of mind are animal-like).”

#36057 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001