Mahāyāna Buddhist deity
C31177
concept
A Mahāyāna Buddhist deity is a transcendent, enlightened being—such as a bodhisattva or celestial Buddha—who embodies specific virtues and compassionate powers to guide sentient beings toward liberation.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodhisattva manifestation | 2 |
| Mahayana Buddhist deity | 2 |
| Mahayana Buddhist figure | 2 |
| deity in Japanese Buddhism | 2 |
| Avalokiteshvara depiction | 1 |
| Mahāyāna Buddhist deity canonical | 1 |
| Mahāyāna bodhisattva | 1 |
| deity in Tibetan Buddhism | 1 |
| deity in Vajrayana Buddhism | 1 |
| form of Avalokiteśvara | 1 |
| meditational deity | 1 |
| tantric meditational deity | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Mahāyāna Buddhist deity
Generated description
A Mahāyāna Buddhist deity is a transcendent, enlightened being—such as a bodhisattva or celestial Buddha—who embodies specific virtues and compassionate powers to guide sentient beings toward liberation.
Instances (15)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Vajrasattva | deity in Vajrayana Buddhism |
| Amitābha Buddha | — |
| Demchok | deity in Tibetan Buddhism |
| Yakushi Nyorai | Mahayana Buddhist deity |
| Shaka Nyorai | deity in Japanese Buddhism |
| Bhaisajyaguru | Mahayana Buddhist deity |
| Ksitigarbha | Mahāyāna bodhisattva |
| Manjushri | Mahayana Buddhist figure |
| Batō Kannon | deity in Japanese Buddhism |
| Jūichimen Kannon | form of Avalokiteśvara |
| Mizuko Kannon | Bodhisattva manifestation |
| Guhyasamāja | meditational deity |
| Cakrasaṃvara | tantric meditational deity |
| Avalokiteśvara as hearer of the world’s cries | Mahayana Buddhist figure |
| Water-Moon Gwan-eum | Bodhisattva manifestation |