歡喜天

歡喜天
大聖歡喜天; 聖天; (大聖天) The joyful (sa) devas, or (sa) devas of pleasure, represented as two figures embracing each other, with elephants' heads and human bodies; the two embracing figures are interpreted as Gaṇeśa (the eldest son of Śiva) and an incarnation of Guanyin; the elephant-head represents Gaṇeśa; the origin is older than the Guanyin idea and seems to be a derivation from the Śivaitic linga-worship.

Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). . 2006.

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  • 환희천 — 歡喜天 …   Hanja (Korean Hanzi) dictionary

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