阿閦如来

See also: 阿閦如來

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	閦	如	来
あ Jinmeiyō	しゅく Hyōgaiji	にょ Grade: S	らい Grade: 2
on’yomi		goon	on’yomi

Alternative spellings
阿閦如來 (kyūjitai) 阿しゅく如来

Etymology

From 阿閦 (Ashuku, “Akṣobhya”) +‎ 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).

Proper noun

阿(あ)閦(しゅく)如(にょ)来(らい) • (Ashuku Nyorai) 

1. (Shingon Buddhism) Akṣobhya as the Eastern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Coordinate terms

The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions:

• 阿弥陀如来 (Amida Nyorai, “Amitābha”, west)
• 阿閦如来 (Ashuku Nyorai, “Akṣobhya”, east)
• 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahāvairocana”, center)
• 不空成就如来 (Fukūjōju Nyorai, “Amoghasiddhi”, north)
• 宝生如来 (Hōshō Nyorai, “Ratnasambhava”, south)

Descendants

• English: Ashuku Nyorai

See also

• 阿(あ)閦(しゅく)仏(ぶつ) (Ashuku-butsu)