Vajratīkṣṇa

deity Japanese single tradition · 1

Vajratīkṣṇa (金剛利菩薩, Kongōri Bosatsu) is classified as an avatar of the buddha Amitābha. In the sanrinjin interpretation of Japanese esoteric Buddhism, both Yamāntaka and Mañjuśrī are classified as avatars of the buddha Amitābha.

When

First attested
600 CE
Attested period
600 – 2020

Relationships

co occurs with
Yamantaka, Vidyārāja

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Eventually, in the sanrinjin interpretation of Japanese esoteric Buddhism, both Yamāntaka and Mañjuśrī - under the name Vajratīkṣṇa (金剛利菩薩, Kongōri Bosatsu) - became classified as avatars of the buddha Amitābha.”

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