Not attested in provided sources. The supplied material identifies the figure by name (Rāgarāja / Aizen Myō-ō) and locates it within Esoteric and Vajrayāna Buddhist devotional worlds, noting particular reverence in Chinese Esoteric Buddhism and in the Shingon and Tendai schools of Japan. No mythic origin narrative or hagiography is given in the cited sources.
Not attested in provided sources. The available citations do not provide a verified physical description. Wikidata associates a Japanese painting labeled with an English gloss “(The Great Passion)” for Aizen Myō-ō, but the sources do not permit further iconographic details to be asserted.
Not attested in provided sources. The citations state only that Rāgarāja/Aizen Myō-ō is a deity venerated within Esoteric and Vajrayāna Buddhism and used within those ritual and soteriological contexts; they do not enumerate specific powers, functions, or behaviors in the supplied excerpts.
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- [1]Rāgarāja. Wikipedia lead: "Rāgarāja is a deity venerated in the Esoteric and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. He is especially revered in Chinese Esoteric Buddhism in Chinese communities as well as Shingon and Tendai in Japan."wiki
- [2]Aizen Myo-o (The Great Passion) — Wikidata item Q79013296. Wikidata label/context: painting by Japanese; '(The Great Passion)' associated with Aizen Myō-ō.wiki