China: A statue of Marici or Dou Mu in one of the Long Men (Dragon Gate) pavilions, Xishan (Western Hills), near Kunming, Yunnan Province. In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Marici is known as the Goddess of the Heavens, Goddess of Light and a solar deity. Also known elsewhere as Marishi-ten, Marisha-Ten (another Japanese name) and Mólìzhītiān Púsà. She is believed to be one of the Twenty (or Twenty Four) Heaven Celestials. Lying 15 km west of Kunming City, the Dragon Gate (Long Men) in the Western Hills is close to the west shore of Dianchi Lake.

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