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 (摩利支天), Marisha-Ten (another Japanese name), and M\xf3l\xeczhītiān P\xfas\xe0. She is believed to be one of the Twenty (or Twenty Four) Heaven Celestials (二十/二十四诸天). In Taoism, Marici is known under the epithet of the Dipper Mother (traditional Chinese: 斗母元君; pinyin: Dǒumǔ Yu\xe1njūn).
Marici has historically taken the following depictions
As a beautiful woman sitting/standing on an open lotus, the lotus itself sometimes perched on the back of seven sows. As a ferocious demon perched on the back of a boar Riding a fiery chariot pulled by seven savage boars or sows As a multi-armed woman with a different weapon in each hand standing on the back of a boar.