Vilambà() is a bodhisattva and rakshasi in Mahayana Buddhism and the mother of Maori Xingguan in Chinese folk religion. According to Volume 7 of the Lotus Sà «tra, Vilambàis one of the Ten RÃÂká¹£asës who protect the Dharma.
In some interpretations, she is also equated with ÃÂkÃÂà Âagarbha, the bodhisattva associated with the great element (mahÃÂbhà «ta) of space (ÃÂkÃÂà Âa).
The Ten RÃÂká¹£asës vary in appearance based on locale and textual tradition. One canonical text, the Law of the Ten RÃÂká¹£asës of the Lotus (æ³Âè¯åÂÂç¾ åÂÂæ³Â; pinyin: fÃÂhuá shÃÂluóshàfÃÂ; Japanese: hokke-jà «rasetunyo-hà Â) stands out with its description of the physical features of the goddesses. Alternative forms tend to stem from Japanese Buddhist art manuals or local traditions throughout Asia.
According to the Law of the Ten RÃÂká¹£asës of the Lotus, Vilambàhas a form like that of a full moon, akin to a dragon king. She is thus inclined toward the great ocean. Her garments are green (碧ç·Â) and her face is white. She stands before a mirror. She controls the wind and clouds with her right hand and holds a mala in her left hand. Alternatively, she holds a pair of cymbals.
In Chapter 7, the "Dharani" section in the twenty-sixth chapter of the Lotus Sutra:
In Journey to the West, after Tang Sanzang and his disciples are defeated by the poison tea of the Hundred-Eyed Demon King, who possesses a thousand eyes that radiate brilliant golden light to confuse his enemies and victims, Sun Wukong flees from the demon and encounters Lishan Laomu.
On the instructions of Lishan Laomu, Sun Wukong requests help from VilambÃÂ, who eventually subdues and captures the demon king. VilambÃÂ said that she had been living low-key for over 300 years since she last attended the Yulan Festival. She had kept her name incognito, never went out, and no one knew about her. When she asked Sun Wukong how he knew about her existence, he refused to answer. According to VilambÃÂ, the demon king's radiant golden light is so powerful that even the Buddha could not defeat it. VilambÃÂ uses an embroidery needle to do so, which was not made of iron or steel but was extracted by her son from his own eyes. After the demon king is subdued, VilambÃÂ sends him to guard Thousand Flowers Cave.
In Chapter 73 of the commentary on Journey to the West by Taoist Chen Shibin of the Qing dynasty, it is explained that Lishan Laomu is familiar with the Hundred-Eyed Demon King, which refers to the pure yin consciousness containing poisonous flames. On the other hand, VilambÃÂ carries the yang energy, similar to Ziyun Mountain in the Cave of Thousand Flowers, and radiates the brilliance of the sun, revealing light.
The Yuan zaju or operatic version text of The Journey to the West styles VilambÃÂ as the friend of the Queen Mother of the West, Princess Iron Fan and Lishan Laomu.