Mahāmāyūrī
Mahāmāyūrī, also known as vidyārājñī, is one of the five protector goddesses of the Pañcarakṣā in Mahayana Buddhism. She provides protection against snake-poison. She is associated with protective dhāraṇīs.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 402 CE
- Attested period
- 402 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Her dharani was translated into Chinese by Kumārajīva between 402 and 412 CE, and she appears to have had a fairly well-developed cult in India.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mahāśītavatī, Mahārakṣā mantrānusāriṇī, Golden-Haired Hou, Sai Tai Sui, Lady of Jinsheng Palace, Kundalini, Kangiten, Mahākrodharāja, Sadākṣara, Mahāpratisarā, Mahāsahasrapramardinī, Guanyin, Hayagriva, Acala, Yamantaka, Trailokyavijaya, Ratnasambhava, Vajrayakṣa, Rāgarāja, Āṭavaka
- aspect of
- Pañcarakṣā, Vairocana Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha
- child of
- Fenghuang
- sibling of
- Golden-Winged Great Peng
- has aspect
- Kong Xuan, Kǒngquè Míngwáng, Kujaku Myōō
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Mahāmāyūrī or vidyārājñī (for protection against snake-poison)”
#22101 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Mahāmāyūrī tends to be portrayed with a benevolent expression rather than a wrathful one. She has three faces and six hands. According to the Ritual for Painting the Image...Mahamayuri is depicted as a white human-headed peacock with four arms.”
#36067 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Mahāmāyūrī (Chinese: 孔雀明王; pinyin: Kǒngquè Míngwáng; Japanese pronunciation: Kujaku Myōō) - A Wisdom Queen (vidyārājñī); sometimes also classified as a bodhisattva. Unlike most other vidyārājas, s/he is depicted with a benevolent expression.”
#36241 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001