金剛夜叉明王
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||||
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金 | 剛 | 夜 | 叉 | 明 | 王 |
こん Grade: 1 |
ごう Grade: S |
や Grade: 2 |
しゃ Jinmeiyō |
みょう Grade: 2 |
おう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Proper noun edit
金剛夜叉明王 • (Kongō Yasha Myōō)
- (religion, Buddhism) Kongo Yasha Myōō, the Japanese name for Vajrayaksa, the Wisdom King of the North, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism, in Japan, China and elsewhere.
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 (ふどうみょうおう, Fudō Myōō): center
- 金剛夜叉明王 (こんごうやしゃみょうおう, Kongō Yasha Myōō): north
- 軍荼利明王 (ぐんだりみょうおう, Gundari Myōō): south
See also edit
- 金剛夜叉明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Vajrayakṣa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia