Hārītī (Buddhist deity)
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Name (Hebrew)
האריטי (אלה בודהיסטית)
Name (Latin)
Hārītī (Buddhist deity)
Other forms of name
Guizimushen (Buddhist deity)
Harati (Buddhist deity)
Kishi-mojin (Buddhist deity)
Kwijamosin (Buddhist deity)
ʼPhrog ma (Buddhist deity)
Kishimojin (Buddhist deity)
האריטי (אלילה בודהיסטית)
Hārītī (Buddhist deity)
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Buddhist gods
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Sources of Information
- Britannica online, Aug. 6, 2017(Hārītī; alternate: Kishi-mojin; in Buddhist mythology, child-devouring ogress who is said to have been converted from her cannibalistic habits by the Buddha to become a protectress of children)
- LCSH, Aug. 6, 2017(hdg.: Hārītī (Buddhist deity); x-refs.: Harati (Buddhist deity); Kishimojin (Buddhist deity))
- Princeton dictionary of Buddhism, 2014(Hārītī; Tibetan: ʼPhrog ma [in rom.]; Chinese: Guizimushen [in rom.]; Korean: Kwijamosin [in rom.]; 鬼子母神 = Guizimushen; in Sanskrit, mother of demons, ravenous demoness; subsequent to her conversion to Buddhism, recognized specifically as protector of pregnant women and children)
- Zōshigaya Kishimojindō kaidō sanbyaku-gojūnen, jūyō bunkazai shitei kinen, Zōshigaya Kishimojindō, 2016:t.p. (in title: 鬼子母神 = Kishimojin)
- Work cat.: 86-124993: Kishimojin shinkō, 1985.
- Britannica Micro.