Ucchuṣma

Ucchuṣma

Greaterfolk-consensusMahāyāna BuddhismVajrayāna BuddhismTibetEast Asia
Origin

The supplied sources do not contain a narrative origin story for Ucchuṣma. The available entries identify Ucchuṣma only by classificatory terms (Vidyārāja) and refer to ritual manuscript material; no mythic birth or origin account is provided in the excerpts cited.

Appearance

The provided sources do not supply descriptive iconographic details. One archive catalog title refers to a 'wrathful ucchusma,' indicating a wrathful form in ritual material, but no specifics (such as number of heads, hands, implements, posture, or colors) are given in the cited excerpts.

Abilities

The cited materials classify Ucchuṣma as a Vidyārāja and note the existence of ritual texts for a wrathful form, which establishes Ucchuṣma's role within ritual and liturgical contexts. The sources do not enumerate specific powers, abilities, or behavioral patterns; they do not provide explicit statements that Ucchuṣma performs particular acts such as purification, protection, or exorcism within the supplied excerpts.

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Ucchusma — Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 'Ucchusma', accessed via provided research notes.wiki
  2. [2]
    Ucchusma — Wikidata Q667619. Wikidata entry classifying Ucchusma as a Vidyārāja in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, accessed via provided research notes.other
  3. [3]
    rdo rje rnam 'joms khro bo rme brtsegs pa'i mnol bsangs sogs (Ritual texts of wrathful ucchusma and some other daily ritual texts) — Archive.org (W3CN18559). Archive catalog title: 'Ritual texts of wrathful ucchusma and some other daily ritual texts Electronic reproduction' (transliterated Tibetan title provided in research notes).other
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