Candraprabha
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Key facts
- Buddha.name
- Candraprabha
- Buddha.image
- 九天宝塔 月光菩萨.jpg
- Buddha.caption
- Candraprabha, Tiantan Garden, Shantou
- Buddha.sanskrit_name
- चन्द्रप्रभ Candraprabha
- Buddha.chinese_name
- 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
- Buddha.japanese_name
- (romaji: Gakkō Bosatsu or Gekkō Bosatsu)(romaji: Gakkō Henjō Bosatsu)(romaji: Gakkō Ō Bosatsu)(romaji: Getsujō Bosatsu)
- Buddha.tibetan_name
- ཟླ་འོད་Wylie: zla 'odTHL: da ö
- Buddha.khmer_name
- ចន្ទ្រប្រភា(chan-pra-phiea)
- Buddha.korean_name
- 월광보살(RR: Wolgwang Bosal)월광변조보살(RR: Wolgwang Byeonjo Bosal)월정보살(RR: Woljaeng Bosal)
- Buddha.tagalog_name
- Candlaplabha
- Buddha.thai_name
- พระจันทรประภาโพธิสัตว์
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- Nguyệt Quang Bồ Tát
- Buddha.veneration
- Mahayana, Vajrayana (Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra)
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thumb|right|Gakkō Bosatsu, Nara period, [[Tōdai-ji, Nara]]
Candraprabha (lit. 'Moonlight', ; pinyin: Yuèguāng Púsà; Rōmaji: Gakkō or Gekkō Bosatsu) is a bodhisattva often seen with Sūryaprabha, as the two siblings serve Bhaiṣajyaguru. 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 Chinese folk religion, the moon god Taiyin Xingjun is depicted as his incarnation while also known as the Yuehui Bodhisattva (月慧菩萨) in Yiguandao.
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