Balaha

Balaha (Wyl. ba la ha) or Balahaka is the king of horses, who bears a wish-fulfilling jewel on his back. He is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara.

Sources

• Reference to Balaha is made in Chandrakirti's commentary to Aryadeva's Four Hundred Verses
• The story of Avalokiteshvara's manifestation as Balaha is also told in chapter six of The Clear Mirror: A Royal Geneaology (rgyal rabs gsal ba'i me long) by Sakyapa Sönam Gyaltsen.