Hārītī (Buddhist deity)
鬼子母神 (Buddhist deity)
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Variants
Harati (Buddhist deity)
Kishimojin (Buddhist deity)
Kishi-mojin (Buddhist deity)
ʼPhrog ma (Buddhist deity)
Guizimushen (Buddhist deity)
Kwijamosin (Buddhist deity)
鬼子母神 (Buddhist deity)
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Use For
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
found: Zōshigaya Kishimojindō kaidō sanbyaku-gojūnen, jūyō bunkazai shitei kinen, Zōshigaya Kishimojindō, 2016:t.p. (in title: 鬼子母神 = Kishimojin)
found: Britannica online, Aug. 6, 2017(Hārītī; alternate: Kishi-mojin; in Buddhist mythology, child-devouring ogress who is said to have been converted from her cannibalistic habits by the Buddha to become a protectress of children)
found: Princeton dictionary of Buddhism, 2014(Hārītī; Tibetan: ʼPhrog ma [in rom.]; Chinese: Guizimushen [in rom.]; Korean: Kwijamosin [in rom.]; 鬼子母神 = Guizimushen; in Sanskrit, mother of demons, ravenous demoness; subsequent to her conversion to Buddhism, recognized specifically as protector of pregnant women and children)
found: LCSH, Aug. 6, 2017(hdg.: Hārītī (Buddhist deity); x-refs.: Harati (Buddhist deity); Kishimojin (Buddhist deity))
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Change Notes
2017-08-06: new
2018-02-02: revised
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