Īśvara
deity sky Buddhist single tradition · 6
Īśvara is one of the five gods who reside in the heaven of the fourth dhyāna, along with Samantakusuma, Raśmimālin, Manojava, and Svaraviśruti. All are anāgāmins.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Samantakusuma, Raśmimālin, Manojava, Svaraviśruti, Kubanda, Kendatsuba, Ashura, Hibakara, Mahādeva, Nirṛti, Isana, Ishta Deva, Pothurāja, Rōcakaṇ, Rudra, Sambhu, Sangkara, Mahesora, King Brahma, Guanyin as Great Mercy, Guanyin as Great Compassion, Guanyin of the Universally Shining Great Light, Guanyin as The Divine Hero, Guanyin as Mahābrahmā the Profound, Fearless Lion-like Guanyin, Cellattāmmaṉ, Karura, Kinnara, Sagara, Gobujō, Sūrya, Agni, Indra, Yama, Varuna, Vishnu, Kubera, Vayu, Surya Majapahit, Brahma, Vaiśravaṇa, Maheśvara, Vajrapāṇi, Śakra
- consort of
- Ishvari
- syncretized with
- Śiva
- allied with
- Guanyin
Mentioned by
- Karura
- Kinnara
- Sagara
- Gobujō
- Sūrya
- Agni
- Indra
- Yama
- Varuna
- Vishnu
- Kubera
- Vayu
- Surya Majapahit
- Brahma
- Vaiśravaṇa
- Maheśvara
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“Gobujō (五部浄, Śuddhāvāsa, a deva and personification of the heaven of the fourth dhyāna. There are five gods who reside here, all anāgāmins: Īśvara, Samantakusuma, Raśmimālin, Manojava, and Svaraviśruti.)”
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