190px|mini|Vayu sa slugama Vayu [ʋaːju] (sanskrt वायु) bog je vjetra u hinduističkoj mitologiji. Njegova su druga imena Anil, Vyān („zrak”), Vāta („zračni element”), Tanun, Pavan i Prāṇa („dah”). Ušao je u šintoizam i japanski budizam pod imenom Fūten. Vayuove supruge su Bharati (oblik velike božice Sarasvati) i Svasti, dok su mu duhovni sinovi Hanuman i Bhima.
Ovaj je bog opisan u hinduističkim himnama kao „moćan”, „junačan”Sukumari Bhattacharji (1984). Literature in the Vedic age. „The other atmospheric gods are his associates: Vayu-Vatah, Parjanya, the Rudras and the Maruts. All of them are fighters and destroyers, they are powerful and heroic..." i „iznimno lijep”.Eva Rudy Jansen; Tony Langham (1993). The book of Hindu imagery: The Gods and their Symbols. Binkey Kok Publications, . "God of the wind... also known as Vata or Pavan... exceptional beauty... moves on noisily in his shining coach... white banner..."
Prema legendama, mudrac Madhvacharya bio je inkarnacija Vayua.Sheridan, Daniel (1991). Texts in Context: Traditional Hermeneutics in South Asia. State University of New York Press. . Poveznice Vayu-Vata Rudra Izvori i bilješke
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