Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Vajrapani" in English language version.
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: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)In the art of Gandhara Zeus became the inseparable companion of the Buddha as Vajrapani.
Heracles became Vajrapani, guardian of Sakyamuni. There is a wealth of material and studies on the subject... to explain how Heracles went from being a purely classical Greek figure to being a guardian god in the Buddhist pantheon.