Vajrapani

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Buddhist deity bodhisattva

Vajrapani is a prominent Buddhist bodhisattva who embodies the power of all Buddhas and is often depicted wielding a thunderbolt as a symbol of spiritual strength.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Vajrapani canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist deity ⓘ bodhisattva ⓘ
appearsIn	Mahayana sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ early Buddhist texts ⓘ
associatedWith	Avalokiteshvara NERFINISHED ⓘ Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Manjushri NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ lightning ⓘ thunder ⓘ vajra NERFINISHED ⓘ wrathful deities ⓘ yaksha form ⓘ
colorAssociation	blue ⓘ
depictedAs	protector ⓘ wrathful figure ⓘ
depictedWith	flaming aura ⓘ muscular body ⓘ snake ornaments ⓘ snarling expression ⓘ
directionAssociation	west in some traditions ⓘ
embodies	power of all Buddhas ⓘ
function	protector of Buddhist practitioners ⓘ subduer of obstacles ⓘ
memberOf	Three Bodhisattvas of Shakyamuni NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	Buddhist communities ⓘ Buddhist teachings ⓘ
quality	compassion expressed as wrath ⓘ determination ⓘ fearlessness ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
represents	method in Vajrayana practice ⓘ
role	guardian of the Dharma ⓘ protector of the Buddha ⓘ
symbol	spiritual strength ⓘ
symbolizes	energy ⓘ power ⓘ protection ⓘ strength ⓘ
tradition	Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Mongolian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepalese Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
wields	thunderbolt ⓘ vajra ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

vajra → associatedWithDeity → Vajrapani ⓘ

Mendut Temple → hasStatue → Vajrapani ⓘ