Kuṇḍali
Sign in to saveKundali (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) or Amritakundalin (, ), also known in Chinese as Juntuli Mingwang () and in Japanese as Gundari Myōō (), is a wrathful deity and dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism.
Key facts
- Buddha.name
- Amṛtakuṇḍalin
- Buddha.attributes
- vajra, axe, wheel, trident, snake
- Buddha.veneration
- Vajrayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Shugendō
- Buddha.korean_name
- 군다리명왕 (Gundali Myeongwang)
- Buddha.image
- 水陆画宝宁寺 甘露军咤明王.jpg
- Buddha.caption
- Ming dynasty (1368-1644) shuilu ritual painting of Kundali (Juntuli Mingwang), one out of a set depicting the Ten Wisdom Kings, from Baoning Temple in Shanxi, China
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Kundali (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) or Amritakundalin (, ), also known in Chinese as Juntuli Mingwang () and in Japanese as Gundari Myōō (), is a wrathful deity and dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism.
In Buddhist thought, Amritakundalin is seen as the dispenser of Amrita, the celestial nectar of immortality. When classified among the Five Wisdom Kings (vidyārāja), fierce incarnations or emissaries of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, he is considered to be the manifestation of Ratnasambhava, one of the five buddhas who is associated with the southern direction. When classified among the Eight Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of the bodhisattva Akashagarbha and is associated with the north-west direction. When classified among the Ten Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of Amitabha, another of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.
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