不動明王
Chinese
editmotionless | 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
editCalque of Sanskrit अचलनाथ विद्याराज (acalanātha vidyārāja).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bùdòng Míngwáng
- Wade–Giles: Pu4-tung4 Ming2-wang2
- Yale: Bù-dùng Míng-wáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Budonq Mingwang
- Palladius: Будун Минван (Budun Minvan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
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
editKanji 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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper 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
editThe 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
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