| 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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| Fu Daishi 傅大士 | Ch: Fu Daishi. Buddhist Master Fu or Great Teacher Fu. The Chinese Buddhist layman Fu Xi (Jp: Fu Kyū 傅翕, 497-569)… |
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| Fudarakusen 補陀落山 | Sanskrit: Potalaka. Sometimes written 普陀楽山, 布落迦山; also called Fudaraku 補陀落. Octagonal island-mountain paradise… |
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| Fudō Myōō 不動明王 | The chief of the Five Great Myōō, *Godai Myōō 五大明王, Fudō has been, and… |
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| Fugen 普賢 | Lit. universally good (Sk: Samantabhadra); also Henkitsu 遍吉. A bodhisattva, *bosatsu… |
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| Fuji mandara 富士曼荼羅 | Devotional paintings of Mt. Fuji 富士 in a large hanging scroll format. Usually they are in the form of sankei mandara… |
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| Fūjin Raijin 風神雷神 | Lit. Wind God and Thunder God. Based on popular Indian deities (Sk: Vayu and Varun) and Chinese deities (Ch: Fengshen 風神 and… |
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| Fukūkenjaku Kannon 不空羂索観音 | Also known as Fukūkensaku Kannon. His name, "non-empty noose," is pronounced differently in Shingon 真言 (Fukaukenjaku) and… |
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| Fukurokuju 福禄寿 | ✓ | Ch: Fu Lu Shou. A popular deity of wealth (fuku 福), happiness (roku 禄), and longevity( ju 寿),… |
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