Weituo
deity sky Buddhist single tradition · 3
Weituo is a guardian deity called on by Fahai during the battle with Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- enemy of
- Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing
- serves
- Fahai
- co occurs with
- Sangharama Bodhisattva, Zhiyi, Guan Ping, Avalokiteshvara, Guan Yu, longnü, Amitabha, Paṇḍāravāsinī, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, Shancai
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“During the battle, Fahai calls on guardian deities like Weituo and Qielan to help him.”
#6839 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“However, after the precedent of worshipping Guan Yu was set by the Tiantai Buddhist monasteries, all the monasteries followed suit, and gradually Guan Yu became the two major Dharmapalas in Chinese Buddhist monasteries, along with Weituo.”
#10413 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The two warriors are the historical general Guan Yu from the late Han dynasty (deified and regarded as the Buddhist protector deity Qielan) and the deva Weituo (who is sometimes referred to as a Bodhisattva).”
#29185 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001