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'''Balaha''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ba la ha'') the king of horses, who bears a wish-fulfilling jewel on his back | '''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]]. | |||
[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
Revision as of 08:07, 3 June 2012
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.