Mahāsthāmaprāpta
deity intermediate East Asian Buddhism single tradition · 2
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a bodhisattva who, in East Asian sources, takes the slot of Vajrapāṇi among the "Eight Close Sons" of Shakyamuni Buddha's entourage, though Vajrapāṇi is also found in these traditions.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 960 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Shancai, Manjushri, Maitreya, Taras, Hachiman, Vajrasattva, Vasudhara, Samantabhadra, Kṣitigarbha, Ākāśagarbha, Cundī, Sūryaprabha, Candraprabha, Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin, Prajñāpāramitā-devi, Bhaiṣajyasamudgata, Bhaiṣajyarāja, Akṣayamati, Ushnishavijaya, Cintamanicakra, Avalokiteshvara, Guan Yu, Weituo, longnü, Paṇḍāravāsinī
- syncretized with
- Vajrapāṇi
Mentioned by
- Manjushri
- Maitreya
- Taras
- Hachiman
- Vajrasattva
- Vasudhara
- Samantabhadra
- Kṣitigarbha
- Ākāśagarbha
- Cundī
- Sūryaprabha
- Candraprabha
- Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin
- Prajñāpāramitā-devi
- Bhaiṣajyasamudgata
- Bhaiṣajyarāja
and 9 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Vajrapāṇi ("Vajra in hand"), the bodhisattva of protection, the protector of the Buddha (in East Asian sources, this slot is taken by Mahāsthāmaprāpta, though Vajrapāṇi is also found in these traditions)”
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