In the Eight Deities of Buddhism, Gandharva is the god of incense or music. Originally a group of gods worshiped by Brahmanism, they are said to serve the Emperor Shakti and play music. Gandharva is a symbol of joy and auspiciousness in Buddhism. Most of them are described as girls, with plump bodies, flying ribbons, and floating in the air, which are extremely graceful. In Indian mythology, Gandharva is a god who does not eat meat and wine, but only seeks aroma as nourishment, and his body emits fragrance. He is familiar with and reveals the mysteries and sacred principles of heaven, and is regarded as the incarnation of the sun's flame. According to legend, they are one of the music gods who serve Emperor Shakti, and they prepare soma wine for the god. (Gandharvas are the musicians of Emperor Shakti in mythology, and are closely related to Soma. The flying gods in Dunhuang murals are them). Kinnara is also known as the God of Song, the God of Music, and the Heaven of Music. Originally a deity in Indian mythology, he was later absorbed into Buddhism as the god of song in the Demi-Gods. According to the Ramayana, it has a human body and a horse head, or a horse body and a human head, or it is also said to have a human head and a bird body. According to "The Avatamsaka Sutra: Exploration of Mysteries, Volume 2", Kinnara looks like a human, but has a horn on the top of his head. People are suspicious when he sees them, so they are also called suspicious people and suspicious gods. Kinnara has a beautiful singing voice and is also good at dancing. He is the god of law enforcement and music of Emperor Shakti. In Buddhist paintings, Kinnara usually places a horizontal drum or two vertical drums on his knees to play drums and music. Mahulaka is the great python god with the body of a snake and the head of a snake. He is good at playing musical instruments and is also extremely strong.

If we must talk about Buddha, I don’t know. Buddha is not like the gods in Greek mythology. There are gods who perform their respective duties in a one-to-one correspondence. If there were, they would probably be of the same type as Bodhisattvas, because Buddhas are of the same level, and there cannot be Buddhas who work for them. There can only be Bodhisattvas who work for Buddhas, playing and beating.