Ucchuṣma
Ucchuṣma is an important Wisdom King in Buddhist tradition.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Āṭavaka, Mahachakra, Zigu, Cheukshin, Aparajita, Padanaksipa, Mahācakra, Vajrahāsa, Mahābala, Acala, Rāgarāja, Atua, Yamantaka, Trailokyavijaya, Vajrayakṣa, Kuṇḍali, Hayagriva
- aspect of
- Vidyārāja, Godai Myōō
- manifests as
- Vajra Krodha Mahābala Ucchuṣma
- student of
- King of Emptiness
- manifested by
- Vajra Krodha Mahābala Ucchuṣma, Śākyamuni Buddha
- child of
- Shakyamuni Buddha
- enemy of
- Spiral Hair-knot Brahma King
- syncretized with
- Guhyapāda
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Other important Wisdom Kings include Ucchuṣma”
#22092 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Some variants of Buddhism incorporate a belief in Ucchuṣma, the "god of the latrine", who is said to destroy defilement.”
#34708 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In China and overseas Chinese communities, Ucchuṣma is mainly venerated by the Chan tradition who mainly venerates him for his role in the Śūraṅgama Sūtra. He has also penetrated into the traditions of the other schools of Buddhism, such as Tiantai, Huayan and Pure Land Buddhism, as well as Taoism and popular religion.”
#36123 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Wisdom King Ucchuṣma (穢跡金剛明王; Huìjì Jīngāng Míngwáng; 'Vajra Being of Impure Traces'), a manifestation of Śakyamuni, is not counted among the Ten Wisdom Kings in the ceremony, but he is still invoked separately from the grouping in the same ritual and his image is typically enshrined ahead of the outer north direction of the maṇḍala of the Ten Wisdom Kings.”
#36238 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001