AYAGRĪVAVIDYĀ: SPELL TO THE HORSE-NECKED ONE
AYAGRĪVAVIDYĀ: SPELL TO THE HORSE-NECKED ONE
Author(s): Beáta KakasSubject(s): History, Customs / Folklore, Non-European Philosophy, East Asian Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Hayagrīva; Avalokiteśvara; vidyā; mantra; dhāraṇī; sādhana;
Summary/Abstract: The Hayagrīvavidyā included in a Gilgit manuscript belongs to the earliest works invoking the god Hayagrīva. It is a spell which could be applied to achieve several aims. The god destroys the enemies, rescues from danger, his mantra protects against all sorts of evil, demons and black magic. His mare-face is believed to counteract the effects of enemy mantras.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 64/2011
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 427-435
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English