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and holding a flag. In the Kalyanasundaramurti of Ellora,
Vayu is represented among the eight Dikp膩las.
There are descriptions of Hu-ten in the texts like
Shosets奴-Fud艒-ki vol. IX, Karura-艒-Oyobi-sh艒ten Mtugon-Ky枚
The first text mentions the
and the Kong艒-kai鈥揝ichi-sh奴.
god as an old man wearing a crown which looks like a bird's
wings and from which hang two tied up strings. The edges
of the crown are curved and held upward. He is wearing
armour. His right hand in fist is holding a banner. The
Karura-0-艑yobi describes the god as blue in colour and he
is holding banners, while the other text narrates the god
as reddish in complexion and his left hand is in fist and
the right hand holds a banner, In one of the representa-
tions (Pl.XXX Fig.1. ) Hu-ten is depicted as an old man,
riding on a deer or antelop (which is the v盲hana of Vayu
in India also). He holds a banner in his right hand.
From very early Indian literature also we get the
informations of Vayu. Both the Mah膩bh膩rata and the R膩m膩ya峁嘺
describe the god as father of Bhima and of Hanum膩na, the
monkey hero, respectively. Other texts of Brahmanical
literature describe the god as two-armed. Generally he has
banner in his right hand and a staff in his left hand,
He sits on the lion throne or Simh膩sana. The god is
variously described in Rupamandana and other Brahmanical
texts.
In Japan, there are some important representations