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宝生如来
宝生如来
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 宝 | 生 | 如 | 来 |
|
ほう Grade: 6 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
にょ Grade: S |
らい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |||
Proper noun
宝生如来 (hiragana ほうしょうにょらい, romaji Hōshō Nyorai)
- (religion, Buddhism) Hōshō Nyorai: the Southern Buddha, Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas
Coordinate terms
The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions are:
- 阿弥陀如来 (あみだにょらい, Amida Nyorai): west
- 阿閦如来 (あしゅくにょらい, Ashuku Nyorai): east
- 大日如来 (だいにちにょらい, Dainichi Nyorai): center
- 不空成就如来 (ふくじょうじゅにょらい, Fukūjōju Nyorai): north
- 宝生如来 (ほうしょうにょらい, Hōshō Nyorai): south
External links
-
宝生如来 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Ratnasaṃbhava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Five Dhyani Buddhas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia