Sūryaprabha

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Sūryaprabha
Sūryaprabha, Tiantan Garden, Shantou
Sanskritसूर्यप्रभ
Sūryaprabha
romaji: Nisshō Ō Bosatsu)
Korean일광보살
(RR: Ilgwang Bosal)
일광변조보살
(RR: Ilgwang Byeonjo Bosal)
일요보살
(RR: Ilyo Bosal)
TagalogSulyaplabha
Thaiพระสุริยประภาโพธิสัตว์
Tibetanཉི་མའི་འོད་
Wylie: nyi ma'i 'od
THL: nyimé ö
VietnameseNhật Quang Bồ Tát
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Venerated byMahayana, Vajrayana
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Sūryaprabha (literally "Sunlight",

Bhaiṣajyaguru. Statues of the two closely resemble each other and are commonly found together, sometimes flanking temple doors. They are also recognized in mainland Asia as devas
.

In Chinese folk religion, the solar god Taiyang Xingjun is depicted as his incarnation.

His sacred day is the first day of the second lunar month in the Chinese calendar.

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