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Vaya, the wind, is said to have originated in Hindu (India) as the god of winds. He was worshipped from around 1700 BC to the present. Vaya is one of the most important deities in the Vedas, including the Rg Veda. In later Hinduism he evolves into a dikpala, guardian of the northwestern quarter. Also, he is depicted in some texts as a chariot driver for the god Agni. His color is dark blue and attributes are the arrow, hook, prayer wheel, staff, and water jar.

Vaya also is in the Buddhist pantheon as a dikpala, guardian of the northwestern quarter. A.G.H.

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Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 280

 

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Vasita, will power, is the generic title of twelve Buddhist goddesses personifying the disciplines which result in spiritual regeneration. A.G.H.

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Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 279

 

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Vajradhatvisvari, Buddhist Goddess, the lady of the adamantine world, is the Shakti of Vairocana and also a variety of Marici. Her attributes are many including an image of Vairocana on the crown. A.G.H.

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Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 276

 

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Vajradaka, Buddhist God (Mahayana), is an emanation of Aksobhya bearing one, three or four heads. A.G.H.

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Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 276

 

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Vairocana, coming from the sun, is the oldest dhyanibuddha, or meditation buddha, originated in India. He is one of five mystic spiritual counterparts of the human buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism; a product of Adibuddha who represents the branch of the cosmos concerned with the bodily form. His origination is from the white mantra syllable OM and lives in the highest paradise. His icon is usually placed in the innermost part of a stupa or shrine. His Shakti is Vajradhatvisvari and he is normally accompanied by a lion or two dragons. His color is white, and attributes are three monkish robes and the prayer wheel. When honored as the tutelary god, in Lamaism, of Tibet his attributes include the bell and prayer wheel. He possesses several emanations. A.G.H.

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Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 276