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ID: 901002329
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002329
Record Type: Character/Person

Gundari Myōō (Buddhist character)

Note: Japanese Buddhist deity, one of the five Kings of Brightness (Godai Myo-o) who protect and uphold Buddhist law and practices. Often depicted with snakes wrapped around his arms and legs to represent human passion and folly. Also known as the "Dispenser of Heavenly Nectar," referring to his capacity to provide immortality through enlightenment.

Names:
Gundari Myōō (Buddhist character) (preferred,Japanese (transliterated)-P,D,N)
Gundari Myōō (Buddhist character) (English-P,D,N)
Myōō, Gundari (Buddhist character) (English,A,N)
Myōō, Gundari (Buddhist character) (Japanese (transliterated),A,N)
Gundari Myō'ō (Buddhist character) (Japanese (transliterated),U,N)
Gundari Myō'ō (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
Gundari (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
Kundali (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
軍荼利明王 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
軍荼利明王 (Buddhist character) (Chinese,U,N)
軍荼利明王 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
軍荼利明王 (Buddhist character) (Japanese,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Gundari Myōō (Buddhist character) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Fudo Myo-o
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Fudo Myo-o (Buddhist character)) [901000066]
associated with .... Aizen Myōō
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Aizen Myōō (Buddhist character)) [901002326]
associated with .... Gōzanze Myōō
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Gōzanze Myōō (Buddhist character)) [901002327]
associated with .... Kongōyasha Myōō
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Kongōyasha Myōō (Buddhist character)) [901002330]
associated with .... Daiitoku Myōō
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Daiitoku Myōō (Buddhist character)) [901002331]

Other Relationships:
culture/religion is .... Japanese Buddhism
.....(Buddhism, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Shingon
.....(Japanese Buddhism, Buddhism, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... snake (suborder)
.....(Squamata (order), Reptilia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
related to .... Kukai (Japanese monk, calligrapher, 774-835)
.....(Persons, Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:
Gundari Myōō (Buddhist character)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) "Gundari Myōō," accessed 14 July 2020, "Kings of Brightness in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Art,"
................Worcester Art Museum [online] (2000-) "Gundari Myōō," accessed 14 July 2020, "Blue Fudo,"
................Salguero, Buddhism and Medicine (2017) 357; accessed 14 July 2020
Myōō, Gundari (Buddhist character)
................Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Gundari Myō'ō (Buddhist character)
................Nara National Museum [online] (2020-) "Gundari Myō'ō," accessed 14 July 2020, "Important Cultural Property, Five Great Myōō (Vidyārājas)"
Gundari (Buddhist character)
................Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) [online] (2000-) "Gundari," accessed 14 July 2020, "Esoteric Buddhism and the Five Great Wisdom Kings,"
Kundali (Buddhist character)
................Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) [online] (2000-) "Kundali," accessed 14 July 2020, "Esoteric Buddhism and the Five Great Wisdom Kings,"
軍荼利明王 (Buddhist character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) "軍荼利明王," accessed 14 July 2020, "Kundali,"
軍荼利明王 (Buddhist character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) "軍荼利明王," accessed 14 July 2020, "Kundali,"
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Salguero, Buddhism and Medicine (2017) 357; accessed 14 July 2020
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 14 July 2020, "Kings of Brightness in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Art,"
................ Nara National Museum [online] (2020-) accessed 14 July 2020, "Important Cultural Property, Five Great Myōō (Vidyārājas)"
................ Worcester Art Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 14 July 2020, "Blue Fudo,"
................ Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) [online] (2000-) accessed 14 July 2020, "Esoteric Buddhism and the Five Great Wisdom Kings,"
................ Source for image https://worcester.emuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/29277/preview;jsessionid=4C3561C18DA6A9C6F97267CAF35A5D1D; accessed 14 July 2020

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