Suryaprabha
Sign in to saveSūryaprabha (literally "Sunlight", Chinese: 日光菩薩; pinyin: Rìguāng Púsà; Rōmaji: Nikkō Bosatsu) is a bodhisattva whose specialty is sunlight and good health. Sūryaprabha is often seen with Candraprabha, as the two siblings serve Bhaiṣajyaguru. Statues of the two closely resemble each other and are commonly found together, sometimes flanking temple doors. They are also recognized in mainland Asia as devas.
Key facts
- Buddha.name
- Sūryaprabha
- Buddha.image
- 九天宝塔 日光菩萨.jpg
- Buddha.caption
- Sūryaprabha, Tiantan Garden, Shantou
- Buddha.sanskrit_name
- सूर्यप्रभ Sūryaprabha
- Buddha.chinese_name
- 日光菩薩(Pinyin: Rìguāng Púsà)日光遍照菩薩(Pinyin: Rìguāng Biànzhào Púsà))日光普照菩薩(Pinyin: Rìguāng Pǔzhào Púsà)日曜菩薩(Pinyin: Rìyào Púsà
- Buddha.japanese_name
- (romaji: Nikkō Bosatsu)(romaji: Nikkō Henjō Bosatsu)(romaji: Nikkō Fushō Bosatsu)(romaji: Nisshō Ō Bosatsu)
- Buddha.tibetan_name
- ཉི་མའི་འོད་Wylie: nyi ma'i 'odTHL: nyimé ö
- Buddha.korean_name
- 일광보살(RR: Ilgwang Bosal)일광변조보살(RR: Ilgwang Byeonjo Bosal)일요보살(RR: Ilyo Bosal)
- Buddha.tagalog_name
- Sulyaplabha
- Buddha.thai_name
- พระสุริยประภาโพธิสัตว์
- Buddha.vietnamese_name
- Nhật Quang Bồ Tát
- Buddha.veneration
- Mahayana, Vajrayana (Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra)
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Sūryaprabha (literally "Sunlight", Chinese: 日光菩薩; pinyin: Rìguāng Púsà; Rōmaji: Nikkō Bosatsu) is a bodhisattva whose specialty is sunlight and good health. Sūryaprabha is often seen with Candraprabha, as the two siblings serve Bhaiṣajyaguru. Statues of the two 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 solar god Taiyang Xingjun is depicted as his incarnation. His sacred day is the first day of the second lunar month in the Chinese calendar.
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