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
- co occurs with
- Keibu Keioiba, Khnum, Maahes, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Nandi, Narasimha, Ox-Head, Penghou, Pratyangira, Set, Tikbalang, Tumburu, Varaha, Zhu Bajie, Mahākāla, Brahma, Yamantaka, Ekajati, Palden Lhamo, Acala, Rāgarāja, Kuṇḍali, Āṭavaka, Mahachakra, Avalokiteshvara, Nārada, Maya, Bali, Prahlada, Namuchi, Puloman, Hemaka, Kalanemi, Vainateya, Kirmira, Vajrayakṣa, Ratnasambhava, Mahāmāyūrī, Kundalini, Kangiten, Krodhisvari, Manjushri, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Trailokyavijaya, Aparajita, Padanaksipa, Eight Great Wisdom Kings, Mahācakra, Ucchuṣma, Vajrahāsa, Mahābala, Minotaur, Anubis, Cynocephalus, Bastet, Daksha, Ganesha, Indra, Hiranyaksha, Śeṣa, Kaliya, Vasuki
- aspect of
- Vidyārāja, Avalokiteshvara
- consort of
- Vajravarahi
- enemy of
- Rudra
- parent of
- Vajrarakshasha
- child of
- Avalokiteshvara, Vishnu
- manifested by
- Vajrasattva
- syncretized with
- Horse-Face, Mǎ Wáng 馬王
Mentioned by
- Minotaur
- Anubis
- Cynocephalus
- Bastet
- Daksha
- Ganesha
- Indra
- Hiranyaksha
- Śeṣa
- Kaliya
- Vasuki
- Vajrapāṇi
- Avalokiteshvara
- Vishnu
- Vajrasattva
- Horse-Face
and 1 more
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