ID: 901000892 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000892	Record Type: Character/Person

	Bhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity)

Note: Fierce bull-headed Hindu deity who is a manifestation of Shiva as fierce destroyer or a figure of annihilation; adopted in Buddhist tantras.

Names:

	Bhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Kala Bhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (English,U,N)
	Vajrabhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (English,U,N)
	Yamantaka (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Bhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	manifestation of .... Shiva
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Shiva (Hindu deity)) [901000021]

Other Relationships:

	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)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... destruction (process)
	.....(processes and techniques by specific type, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Tantric Buddhism
	.....(Buddhism, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	takes the form of .... bull (animal)
	.....(mammals by sex or age, Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Bhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85013527
	Kala Bhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Vajrabhairava (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) for Tantric Buddhists, "Buddhism," accessed 17 June 2017
	Yamantaka (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Buddhism," accessed 17 June 2017

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Shiva," accessed 9 July 2011
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85013527
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhairava#/media/File:Kaal_Bhairab,_Kathmandu,_Nepal.jpg
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=181726&partId=1&searchText=Bhairava&page=1