| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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… |
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| 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 *… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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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| e-ingakyō 絵因果経 | Lit. Illustrated Scripture of Cause and Effect. Also known as Kako genzai ingakyō emaki 過去現在因果経絵巻. … |
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| En no Gyōja 役行者 | Also known as En no Ozunu 役小角 (also read En no Shōkaku) and En no Ubasoku 役優婆塞. A semi-… |
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| Enmaō 閻魔王 | Also Enraō 閻羅王; Sk: Yamaraja. The name whereby *Enmaten 焔魔天 is more commonly known… |
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| Enmaten mandara 焔魔天曼荼羅 | A variety of mandala *mandara 曼荼羅, centered on *… |
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| Enmaten 焔魔天 | Also written 閻摩天, 焔摩天, 炎摩天. Enma is a transliteration of Sk: Yama, which in Indian mythology is the name of the… |
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