Mahāmayūrī (English spelling)

Japanese: Mahāmayūrī(英語表記)Mahamayuri
Mahāmayūrī (English spelling)

...It has a tuft of white and black feathers on its head.
[Peacocks in Indian culture]
In India, because many people suffer from snake venom, the peacock, the snake's natural enemy, is considered sacred and deified in Hinduism as a female god, Mahāmayūrī. This was adopted into Buddhism and became the Peacock Myoo, who was believed to not only ward off snake venom but also to ward off all kinds of diseases and natural disasters, and rituals were performed with the peacock as the principal deity.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mahāmayūrī" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…頭に白色と黒色の房状の冠羽がある。【柿沢 亮三】
[インド文化におけるクジャク]
 インドでは蛇の毒のために多くの人々が被害を受けるため,蛇の天敵であるクジャクが神聖視され,ヒンドゥー教において女性神〈マハー・マユーリーMahāmayūrī〉として神格化された。これが仏教にとり入れられて〈孔雀明王〉となり,蛇毒をはらうだけでなく,あらゆる病災を除き,天変地異を鎮めるとされて,これを本尊とする修法が行われた。…

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