noun
Candraprabha (bodhisattva)
A bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, often paired with 日光菩薩 (Suryaprabha) as attendants of Yakushi Nyorai.
薬師如来の脇侍として、日光菩薩と月光菩薩が並ぶ。
As attendants of Yakushi Nyorai, Suryaprabha and Candraprabha stand side by side.
日光菩薩 (Suryaprabha) is the bodhisattva of sunlight, often paired with 月光菩薩 as the two main attendants of Yakushi Nyorai.
From 月光 (moonlight) + 菩薩 (bodhisattva). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name reflects the bodhisattva's association with the moon in Buddhist iconography.