Peacock Queen Mother Bodhisattva

Japanese: 孔雀王母菩薩 - くじゃくおうぼぼさつ
Peacock Queen Mother Bodhisattva

…The Sanskrit name is Mahāmayūrī-vidyā-rājñī. It is a deification of the peacock, which is said to eat poisonous snakes. It is also called the Bodhisattva Peacock Queen Mother or the Peacock Buddha Mother, and the Sanskrit name is sometimes transliterated as Makamayuri. The commonly seen form is one-faced, four-armed, and riding on the back of a peacock. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Peacock Queen Mother Bodhisattva" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サンスクリット名はMahāmayūrī‐vidyā‐rājñī。毒蛇を食うという孔雀を神格化したもので,孔雀王母菩薩,孔雀仏母などともよび,サンスクリット名を音訳して摩訶摩瑜利(まかまゆり)と書くこともある。一般にみられる形像は,一面四臂で孔雀の背に乗る。…

※「孔雀王母菩薩」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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