欢喜天

(歡喜天, 欢喜天)

[lang id =1028]大聖歡喜天; [lang id =1028]聖天; ([lang id =1028]大聖天) The joyful (sa) devas, or (sa) devas of pleasure, represented as two figures embracing each other, with elephants' heads and human bodies; the two embracing figures are interpreted as Gaṇeśa (the eldest son of Śiva) and an incarnation of Guanyin; the elephant-head represents Gaṇeśa; the origin is older than the Guanyin idea and seems to be a derivation from the Śivaitic linga-worship.