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Pantheons

Buddhist Bodhisattvas

The Buddhist Bodhisattvas pantheon of Chinese mythology: 17 deities with stories, duties and sacred sites.

17 deities

Deities
Guanyin Bodhisattva — The Greatly Compassionate and Greatly Merciful One Children & Marriage
Guanyin Bodhisattva The Greatly Compassionate and Greatly Merciful One Buddhist Bodhisattvas Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province
Shakyamuni Buddha — Founding Teacher and Sovereign of the Saha World, Our Original Master Shakyamuni Buddha Safety & Blessing
Shakyamuni Buddha Founding Teacher and Sovereign of the Saha World, Our Original Master Shakyamuni Buddha Buddhist Bodhisattvas Kapilavastu in ancient India (present-day Lumbini, Nepal)
Amitabha Buddha — Sovereign Buddha of the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss Safety & Blessing
Amitabha Buddha Sovereign Buddha of the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss Buddhist Bodhisattvas Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (enshrined in the Mahavira Hall of Buddhist temples)
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva — Great Vow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Health & Averting Calamity
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Great Vow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Buddhist Bodhisattvas Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province
Manjushri Bodhisattva — The Greatly Wise One Studies & Exams
Manjushri Bodhisattva The Greatly Wise One Buddhist Bodhisattvas Wutai Shan (Mount Wutai) in Shanxi Province
Maitreya Buddha — The Honoured Maitreya Buddha, the Future Buddha Who Will Descend to Earth Safety & Blessing
Maitreya Buddha The Honoured Maitreya Buddha, the Future Buddha Who Will Descend to Earth Buddhist Bodhisattvas Mount Xuedou, Fenghua, Zhejiang Province (the principal sacred site of Maitreya)
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva — Great-Practice Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Safety & Blessing
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Great-Practice Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Buddhist Bodhisattvas Mount Emei, Sichuan Province
Medicine Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru) — Vairocana of Lapis Lazuli Light, the Buddha Who Removes Disasters and Extends Lifespan Health & Averting Calamity
Medicine Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru) Vairocana of Lapis Lazuli Light, the Buddha Who Removes Disasters and Extends Lifespan Buddhist Bodhisattvas The Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli Light (venerated in the Medicine Buddha Hall of Buddhist temples nationwide)
Skanda (Weituo Bodhisattva) — Venerable Skanda, Dharma-Protecting Heavenly Bodhisattva Safety & Blessing
Skanda (Weituo Bodhisattva) Venerable Skanda, Dharma-Protecting Heavenly Bodhisattva Buddhist Bodhisattvas Heavenly Kings Hall in Buddhist temples (enshrined behind Maitreya Bodhisattva)
Bodhidharma — Twenty-Eighth Patriarch of the Western Heaven and First Patriarch of Chan Buddhism in the Eastern Land, Bodhidharma Safety & Blessing
Bodhidharma Twenty-Eighth Patriarch of the Western Heaven and First Patriarch of Chan Buddhism in the Eastern Land, Bodhidharma Buddhist Bodhisattvas Shaolin Monastery on Mount Song in Henan Province
Sangharama Bodhisattva (Qielan) — Dharma-Protecting Sangharama Bodhisattva (in the form of Guan Yu) Safety & Blessing
Sangharama Bodhisattva (Qielan) Dharma-Protecting Sangharama Bodhisattva (in the form of Guan Yu) Buddhist Bodhisattvas Sangharama Halls in Buddhist temples nationwide
Sudhana — Shancai Tongzi (the Auspicious Wealth Youth) Wealth
Sudhana Shancai Tongzi (the Auspicious Wealth Youth) Buddhist Bodhisattvas Enshrined as a secondary deity in Guanyin Halls and main halls of major Buddhist temples
Longnu Dragon Girl — Sājiélóu Lóngwáng Nǚ (Daughter of the Sāgiśa Nāgarāja) Studies & Exams
Longnu Dragon Girl Sājiélóu Lóngwáng Nǚ (Daughter of the Sāgiśa Nāgarāja) Buddhist Bodhisattvas Guanyin Halls and main halls of major Buddhist temples, where she is enshrined as a secondary deity
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva — The Greatly Vigorous One Safety & Blessing
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva The Greatly Vigorous One Buddhist Bodhisattvas Langshan Mountain, Nantong, Jiangsu Province
Dragon-Subduing Arhat (Xianglong Luohan) — The Dragon-Taming Arhat Safety & Blessing
Dragon-Subduing Arhat (Xianglong Luohan) The Dragon-Taming Arhat Buddhist Bodhisattvas Arhat Halls in Buddhist monasteries (one of the Eighteen Arhats)
Dipankara Buddha — Of the Past Adorned Eon Safety & Blessing
Dipankara Buddha Of the Past Adorned Eon Buddhist Bodhisattvas Ancient monasteries such as Tanzhe Temple in Beijing (dedicated to the Buddha of the past)
Tiger-Taming Arhat (Fuhu Luohan) — Venerable Fuhu Luohan Health & Averting Calamity
Tiger-Taming Arhat (Fuhu Luohan) Venerable Fuhu Luohan Buddhist Bodhisattvas Arhat Halls in Buddhist temples (as one of the Eighteen Arhats)