不動明王
Chinese edit
motionless | enlightened sage | ||
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trad. (不動明王) | 不動 | 明王 | |
simp. (不动明王) | 不动 | 明王 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Sanskrit अचलनाथ विद्याराज (acalanātha vidyārāja).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
不動明王
Further reading edit
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “不動明王” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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不 | 動 | 明 | 王 |
ふ Grade: 4 |
どう Grade: 3 |
みょう Grade: 2 |
おう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- (religion, Buddhism) a guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism as the principal of the Five Wisdom Kings, known outside of Japan by his Sanskrit name, अचल (acala)
Coordinate terms edit
The 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō, “Five Wisdom Kings”) and associated directions are:
- 大威德明王 (だいいとくみょうおう, Daiitoku Myōō): west
- 降三世明王 (ごうざんぜんみょうおう, Gōzanze Myōō): east
- 不動明王 (Fudō Myōō): center
- 不空成就如来 (金剛夜叉明王, Kongō Yasha Myōō): north
- 軍荼利明王 (ぐんだりみょうおう, Gundari Myōō): south
See also edit
- 不動明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Acala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia