ID: 901002331 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002331	Record Type: Character/Person

	Daiitoku 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. Also known as the "Defeater of Death" or the "Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power." Known for vanquishing evil and for assisting followers in defeating death through Enlightenment. Usually depicted with six legs, six arms holding various weapons, and six faces, riding or near a bull he has subdued.

Names:

	Daiitoku Myōō (Buddhist character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Daiitoku Myōō (Buddhist character) (Japanese (transliterated)-P,D,N)
	Myōō, Daiitoku (Buddhist character) (English,A,N)
	Myōō, Daiitoku (Buddhist character) (Japanese (transliterated),A,N)
	Dai-itoku Myōō (Buddhist character) (Japanese (transliterated),U,N)
	Dai-itoku Myōō (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	Daitoku Myoo (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	Yamāntaka (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	Yamantaka (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	大威德金剛 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	大威德金剛 (Buddhist character) (Chinese (traditional),U,N)
	大威德金刚 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	大威德金刚 (Buddhist character) (Chinese (simplified),U,N)
	大威徳明王 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	大威徳明王 (Buddhist character) (Japanese,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Daiitoku 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 .... Gundari Myōō
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Gundari Myōō (Buddhist character)) [901002329]

	associated with .... Kongōyasha Myōō
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Kongōyasha Myōō (Buddhist character)) [901002330]

Other Relationships:

	related to .... Kukai (Japanese monk, calligrapher, 774-835)
	.....(Persons, Artists) (ULAN)

	role/characteristic is .... guardian deity
	.....(deities, 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 .... 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)

	affiliated/associated with .... 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:

	Daiitoku Myōō (Buddhist character)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) "Daiitoku Myōō," accessed 15 July 2020, "Kings of Brightness in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Art,"
	................Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) [online] (2000-) "Daiitoku Myōō," accessed 15 July 2020, "Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century"
	................Groner, Ryogen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century (2002) 89; accessed 15 July 2020
	Myōō, Daiitoku (Buddhist character)
	................Getty Vocabulary Program rules
	Dai-itoku Myōō (Buddhist character)
	................Nara National Museum [online] (2020-) "Dai-itoku Myōō," accessed 15 July 2020, "Important Cultural Property Five Great Myōō (Vidyārājas)
	Daitoku Myoo (Buddhist character)
	................Worcester Art Museum [online] (2000-) "Daitoku Myoo," accessed 15 July 2020, "Blue Fudo,"
	Yamāntaka (Buddhist character)
	................Groner, Ryogen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century (2002) 89; accessed 15 July 2020
	Yamantaka (Buddhist character)
	................Worcester Art Museum [online] (2000-) "Yamantaka," accessed 15 July 2020, "Blue Fudo,"
	大威德金剛 (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "大威德金剛," accessed 15 July 2020, "Yamantaka"
	大威德金刚 (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "大威德金刚," accessed 15 July 2020, "Yamantaka,"
	大威徳明王 (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "大威徳明王," accessed 15 July 2020, "Yamantaka"

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 15 July 2020, "Kings of Brightness in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Art,"
	................ Worcester Art Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 15 July 2020, "Blue Fudo,"
	................ Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) [online] (2000-) accessed 15 July 2020, "Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century"
	................ Source for image https://mfas3.s3.amazonaws.com/objects/E9176CR-d1.jpg; accessed 15 July 2020
	................ Groner, Ryogen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century (2002) 89; accessed 15 July 2020
	................ Nara National Museum [online] (2020-) accessed 15 July 2020, "Important Cultural Property Five Great Myōō (Vidyārājas)