Bodhisattva Wei Tuo, also known as cloudy day, was originally the god of Indian Brahmanism. Later, it was absorbed by Buddhism as one of the Dharma Days and became one of the representatives of King Kong Lux in Buddhism. In Buddhism, Bodhisattva Wei Tuo is regarded as the god who guards wealth and career success. His image is usually depicted as wearing gorgeous armor, holding a vajra, standing at the gate of a temple or protecting the Buddha statue.

Bodhisattva Wei Tuo, the 32nd general among the four heavenly kings, whose full name is "the Buddha who guards Wei Tuo", is generally enshrined behind the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue in Tianwang Temple, standing facing the north, wearing armor and holding a vajra pestle, which looks majestic. The image of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva began in the Song Dynasty. He was originally enshrined behind the gate or screen of a Buddhist temple. Later, it was enshrined in the king's temple and became what it is today. The statue of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva generally has two postures: one is to put the diamond pestle on your wrist with your hands folded.

The legend of Wei Tuo Buddha

According to legend, when Sakyamuni Buddha was in nirvana, all sentient beings in heaven cremated the Buddhist relics, then divided them and went back to build a tower to support them. Wei Tuo also got a Buddha tooth and is planning to return to heaven. At this time, he found a ghost who robbed the sick in the fire and stole a pair of Buddha's tooth relics and ran away. Wei Tuo caught up, instantly caught the ghost of Ji Jie, and regained the Buddha tooth relic.

Kings of the heavens praised Wei Tuo's merits and virtues, and praised him for exorcising evil spirits and protecting Buddha. Therefore, Wei Tuo is called "Bodhisattva". According to legend, the Dojo of Bodhisattva Wei Tuo is located in Tianmu Mountain in Lin 'an, Zhejiang Province, and the third day of the sixth lunar month is the Christmas day of Bodhisattva Wei Tuo. Generally, most temples of a certain scale worship the Buddha statue of Wei Tuo, which means to protect the temple and the monks.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wei Tuo