| 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 *… |
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… |
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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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| Nichiren 日蓮 | An abbreviation of Nichiren Shōnin 日連上人 (1222-82). A radical reformer of popular Buddhism and founder of the … |
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| nijūgo bosatsu 二十五菩薩 | Lit. "25 bodhisattvas *bosatsu 菩薩." The bosatsu that are… |
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| nijūhachi bushū 二十八部衆 | The 28 attendants of *Senju Kannon 千手観音. They protect those who place… |
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| nijūhasshuku 二十八宿 | Lit. "28 lunar mansions." In the astronomical theory of both ancient India and China the path of the moon during a single… |
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| nika byakudō-zu 二河白道図 | Also read niga byakudō-zu. Lit. "picture of Two Rivers and the White Path." Inspired by a parable taught by the… |
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| Nikkō Gakkō 日光・月光 | Solar Radiance and Lunar Radiance. 1 Sk: Suryavairocana and Candravairocana. Two… |
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| Ninnōgyō mandara 仁王経曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 based on the Ninnō Gokoku Hannya… |
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| Niō 仁王 | ✓ | Also written 二王. Also called *niten 二天 and Niōson 仁王尊. Lit. "two kings" or "benevolent kings."… |
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| niten 二天 | A pair of devas *ten 天 or Buddhist guardian gods, such as *… |
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| Niu Myōjin 丹生明神 | Also Niutsuhime Myōjin 丹生都比売明神. A female mountain deity that resides in Mt. Kōya 高野. According to legend *… |
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| Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 | Sk: Cintamanicakra. A form of *Kannon 観音, most often six armed and… |
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| nyorai 如来 | Lit. "the thus-come one." Sk: tathagata. One who has realized true enlightenment. In order to reach this state of… |
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