Trailokyavijaya
Trailokyavijaya is a wrathful esoteric deity. His name is an epithet of Shiva. Bernard Faure suggested Trailokyavijaya, the Vedic fire god Agni, and the guardian deity Vajrapani to be other, more likely prototypes for Acala.
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When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Suggested as a prototype for Acala in the 8th-9th centuries.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Caṇḍaroṣaṇa, Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa, Kandarpa, Rāgarāja, Āṭavaka, Mahachakra, Ratnasambhava, Mahāmāyūrī, Kundalini, Kangiten, wisdom king, Shumbha, Nishumbha, Nisonba Bosatsu, Gōzanze, Ucchuṣma, Vajrayakṣa, Kuṇḍali, Godai Myōō, Aparajita, Padanaksipa, Eight Great Wisdom Kings, Mahācakra, Vajrahāsa, Mahābala, Agni, Vishnu, Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, Brahma, Śiva, Maheshvara, Hayagriva
- sibling of
- Yamantaka, Kuṇḍali, Vajrayakṣa, Acala
- aspect of
- Vidyārāja
- manifested by
- Vidyārāja, Akshobhya Buddha
- syncretized with
- Śumbharāja, Sonba Bosatsu
- allied with
- Shōzanze Myōō
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“While some scholars have put forward the theory that Acala originated from the Hindu god Shiva, particularly his attributes of destruction and reincarnation, Bernard Faure suggested the wrathful esoteric deity Trailokyavijaya (whose name is an epithet of Shiva), the Vedic fire god Agni, and the guardian deity Vajrapani to be other, more likely prototypes for Acala.”
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“In East Asian Buddhism, The Five Wisdom Kings are often seen as emanations of the Buddhas. These five are: Vajrayakṣa Acala Trailokyavijaya”
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“Wisdom King Acala Trailokyavijaya”
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“Media related to Trailokyavijaya at Wikimedia Commons”
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“Trailokyavijaya (降三世明王; Xiángsānshì Míngwáng) - Manifestation of Vajrapāṇi, associated with the outer south”
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