Candraprabha
| Candraprabha | |
|---|---|
 Candraprabha, Tiantan Garden, Shantou | |
| Sanskrit | चन्द्रप्रभ
Candraprabha |
| Chinese | 月光菩薩 (Pinyin: Yuèguāng Púsà) 月光遍照菩薩 (Pinyin: Yuèguāng Biànzhào Púsà)) 月光普照菩薩 (Pinyin: Yuèguāng Pǔzhào Púsà) 月净菩薩 (Pinyin: Yuèyào Púsà |
| Japanese | 月光菩薩 (romaji: Gakkō Bosatsu or Gekkō Bosatsu) 月光遍照菩薩 (romaji: Gakkō Henjō Bosatsu) 月光王菩薩 (romaji: Gakkō Ō Bosatsu) 月浄菩薩 (romaji: Getsujō Bosatsu) |
| Khmer | ចន្ទ្រប្រភា (chan-pra-phiea) |
| Korean | 월광보살 (RR: Wolgwang Bosal) 월광변조보살 (RR: Wolgwang Byeonjo Bosal) 월정보살 (RR: Woljaeng Bosal) |
| Tagalog | Candlaplabha |
| Thai | พระจันทรประภาโพธิสัตว์ |
| Tibetan | ཟླ་འོད་ Wylie: zla 'od THL: da ö |
| Vietnamese | Nguyệt Quang Bồ Tát |
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| Venerated by | Mahayana, Vajrayana |
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Candraprabha (lit. 'Moonlight', Chinese: 月光菩薩; pinyin: Yuèguāng Púsà; Rōmaji: Gakkō or Gekkō Bosatsu) is a bodhisattva often seen with Sūryaprabha, as the two siblings serve Bhaiṣajyaguru.[1] Statues of Candraprabha and Sūryaprabha closely resemble each other and are commonly found together, sometimes flanking temple doors. They are also recognized in mainland Asia as devas.
In Mandalas
Within the Vajra Dhātu Mandala (金刚界), Moonlight Bodhisattva resides in the western portion of the Second Court of the Micro Assembly. The figure is depicted with a white body, the left hand forming a fist at the waist and the right hand holding either a moon-shaped object or a lotus flower adorned with a half-moon. Moonlight Bodhisattva's secret name is Kṣīti-garbha Vajra, and their Samaya symbol takes the form of a half-moon.[2]
In the Garbhadhātu Mandala (胎藏界), Moonlight Bodhisattva occupies a place in the Mañjuśrī Courtyard (Mañjuśrī-vihāra). Positioned to the right of Maitrīyaka (the Auspicious One) and situated between Viśvabhūṣaka (the Bodhisattva of Melodious Sound) and Amitābha Prabhā (the Bodhisattva of Immaculate Light), Moonlight Bodhisattva holds a lotus flower in the right hand, upon which rests a half-moon. The left hand forms a gesture at the chest, holding a pair of joined lotus flowers. The Bodhisattva sits upon a lotus throne in a cross-legged meditative pose. In this mandala, Moonlight Bodhisattva's secret name is Vajra-tejas, and their Samaya symbol is a blue lotus flower with a half-moon placed atop it.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Settar, S. (1969). "The Cult of Jvālāmālinī and the Earliest Images of Jvālā and Śyāma". Artibus Asiae. 31 (4): 309–320. doi:10.2307/3249339. ISSN 0004-3648. JSTOR 3249339.
- ^ a b 中国传统文化基本知识——佛教基本信仰与常识 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 1 May 2012. ISBN 978-7-999201-99-1.
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