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Candra is another important deity in the Buddhist 1. Chap. 60, 61, 79 & 85. 2. HDIJBP, p. 83.

: - 180 pantheon in Japan where he is known as Gat-ten. He is also depicted in the group of the Juni-ten. In Indian Buddhism Candra is regarded as one of the nine planets. The Nispannayoqa Vati describes Candra as riding on a swan. He is white in colour and holds in his right and left hands the discs of the moon or lotuses. The Raveda, the Atharvaveda and the Brahmanas describe Candra as one of the "Eight Dikpalas". The Visnudharmottara clearly describes him as four armed and as possessing a white body and as wearing white garments he is decorated with various ornaments. He should sit on a chariot, which is drawn by ten horses. He is the presiding deity of all stars, 鈥� A strange similarity in this concept of heavenly bodies is to be found in the Japanese ideas also. In the Seishukubu, Soma or Candra, as one of the heavenly body, is known as Getsu-yo. The illustrations of the "moon" or "Candra" are very rate in India both in Brahmanical as well as in Buddhist sculpture. In Japan, the Dainichi-kyo-so the Sonsho-Buccho-Shu-Yuga-Kigi, the Shosetsu-Fudo-Ki, the Kongo-kai-Shichi-Shu describe the forms and features of Gat-ten. These texts describe the deity as generally riding upon three ducks. He has red hairs and his right hand holds a stick with a crescent at the extreme top of the stick. The deity is popularly represented in the Juni-ten group.

181 One example from the Saidai-ji, Nara in Japan and another from the To-ji, Kyoto in Japan can be cited here. In the To-ji temple the god is seen standing on a pedestal. He holds a spherical object, which appears to symbolise the moon. Interestingly a small rabbit appears inside the sphrical object. This spherical object is the identification symbol of the deity (Pl.XX 1,Fig.1. ). Another painted image in the Jingo-ji temple,Kyoto, is done on silk, He holds a crescent on the palm of his left hand. He also stands erect and there is no depiction of his mount. A small rabbit is painted over the crescent. It may not be out of place to deal with Getsu-yoor Candra as one of the numerous heavenly bodies. In this aspect Candra is included in the Seisu-ku-bu of the iconographic classification of Japanese Buddhist deities or demi-gods and others. The Chinese-Buddhist Tripitake presents different forms of Candra or Soma (Getsu-yo). We mention below the description of Soma as portrayed in the Daini-Taizo-Dai Mandara, which is contained in the Chinese Buddhist Tripitaka. Getsu-yo appears in the said mandare in the form of a human being. The figure of Getsu-yo is depicted as seated on a semi-circular pedestal in a cross-legged position and a halo is seen behind the image.

鈥� 182 Getsu-yo's figure is decorated with bangles, armlets, necklace, and a crown. In the right hand of the image there is a crescent moon with a drooping small rabbit. The left hand of the image is in fist and it is held near its breast. It is interesting to note that the seed-syllable of Getsu-yo and Gat-ten (Candradeva) is 'Ca'.