| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizen mandara 愛染曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅, or *… |
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| Aizen Myōō 愛染明王 | Also Aizen'ō 愛染王. Sk: Ragaraja. A deity unknown in India. The word 'raga' originally referred to the… |
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| ajari 阿闍梨 | Sk: acarya. Teacher or master. A title conferred on an eminent priest who guides his pupils and sets a good example… |
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| Akadōji 赤童子 | Lit. red youth. Also often called Kasuga Akadōji 春日赤童子. A mysterious human figure said to have appeared on a rock… |
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| Amida 阿弥陀 | Also Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来. Buddha of Infinite Light (Sk: Amitabha, Jp: Muryōkō 無量光), also Buddha of Infinite… |
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| Amida jōdo hensō 阿弥陀浄土変相 | Lit. Amida Pure Land Transformation Scene. A large scale depiction of the Pure Land Paradise, gokuraku jōdo 極楽浄土 of… |
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| Amida sanzon 阿弥陀三尊 | Lit. Amida triad. A triad consisting of the Buddha *Amida 阿弥陀 (Sk:Amitabha/Amitayus) at… |
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| Anchin mandara 安鎮曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 used for performing the anchinhō… |
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| Ashuku 阿閦 | Ashuku, also Ashiku. Immovable One (Sk: Aksobhya). The name of a Buddha today generally associated with Esoteric Buddhism… |
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| Ashura 阿修羅 | Sk: Asura. Also abbreviated to shura 修羅. Among the Indo-Iranians, the term Asura Ashura in Avestan,… |
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| Basusen 婆薮仙 | Also read Basūsen. Basu, the Immortal, sennin 仙人. An Indian sage, whose Sanskrit name, Vasu, may… |
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| Batō Kannon 馬頭観音 | Sk: Hayagriva. Also called Batō Myōō 馬頭明王. The Horse-headed *Kannon 観音 in an angry, … |
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| Benzaiten 弁才天 | ✓ | Also written 瓣財天. Sk: Sarasvati. A Buddhist goddess of music, learning, eloquence, wealth, longevity, and protection from… |
Art History, Iconography |
| besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 | A variety of mandala *mandara 曼荼羅 of a relatively small scale and… |
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| Bishamonten 毘沙門天 | ✓ | A deity also called *Tamonten 多聞天 when portrayed as a member of the *… |
Art History, Iconography |
| bodaiju 菩提樹 | Sk: bodhi druma. The name of the tree under which the historical Buddha *Shaka 釈迦… |
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| Bonten 梵天 | Sk: Brahma. A major Hindu deity thought to be responsible for creating the world. Along with *… |
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| bosatsu 菩薩 | 1 Abbreviation of bodai satta 菩提薩た, a transliteration of the Sanskrit bodhisattva (Pari bodhisatta… |
Art History, Iconography, Sculpture | |
| bussokuseki 仏足石 | ✓ | Lit. Buddha's foot(print) stone; also written 仏足跡 (footprints of the Buddha). A stone allegedly bearing the impression of… |
Art History, Iconography |
| Butchō 仏頂 | Also Butchōson 仏頂尊. Sk: Usnisa. Lit. Buddha-Crown. A class of Esoteric Buddhist deities generally believed to be… |
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| butsuden-zu 仏伝図 | Lit. illustrated biographies of the Buddha. Artistic representations, usually painted or in low-relief sculpture, of the… |
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| Butsugen butsumo 仏眼仏母 | Also Butsugenson 仏眼尊 (Venerable Buddha-Eye). Lit. Buddha-Eye, or Mother of the Buddha. Sk: Buddhalocanal Locana. An Esoteric… |
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| Butsugen mandara 仏眼曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 (a mandala concerning a single deity… |
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| Byakue Kannon 白衣観音 | Also Byakushozon 白処尊 and Byakue Kanjizaimo 白衣観自在母. (Sk: Panduravasini); White-robed *… |
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