Marici is the goddess of Dawn or Sun's ray. The shining goddess is a
Buddhist astral goddess. She is considered to be an avtaar of Vairocana,
also his Shakti, as well identified as a bodhisattva, or
buddha-designate. She was the mother of Sakyamuni (a form of the
Buddha).
Sun god in Hindu mythology is considered an equivalent of Goddess
Marichi. She is often depicted in a three-headed form, as the Shakti of
Hayagriva, beautifully seated on a lotus. Her left head resembles a pig,
while she rides in a chariot drawn by seven boars. The complexion is
red, yellow, or white, and she is flanked by an arrow, fly whisk,
horse's head in the hair, needle, prayer wheel, staff, sword, thread and
trident; also in three-eyed. Her path crosses the route of the sun while
traveling, thus, becoming invisible. She oversees thirty-six celestial
deities and seventy-two earthly deities. All these one hundred and eight
deities are responsible for showering blessings and punishing people
depending on the karmas from these people's previous lives and their
current lives.
Marici designates a demiurge, a product of the creator god Brahma as
per the Hindu mythology.
