降三世明王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
降	三	世	明	王
ごう Grade: 6	さん > ざん Grade: 1	せ > ぜ Grade: 3	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

降(ごう)三(ざん)世(ぜ)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Gōzanze Myōō) 

1. (religion, Buddhism) Trailokyavijaya, the Wisdom King of the east, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism

Coordinate terms

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 (ごうざんぜみょうおう, ​Gōzanze Myōō): east
• 不動明王 (ふどうみょうおう, ​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

• 降三世明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia