| 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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| Raigō-in Amida 来迎印阿弥陀 | Lit. "Amida with welcoming descent mudras." A figure of *Amida 阿弥陀 with hand… |
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| raigō-zu 来迎図 | Painted images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, such as *Shaka 釈迦, *… |
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| rakan 羅漢 | Arhat. Ch: luohan, Sk: arhan. Abbreviation of arakan 阿羅漢, a translation of the Sk. term arhan… |
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| rasetsu 羅刹 | Transliteration of Sanskrit raksasa, a term for demons in general, but which may also be divided into three classes… |
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| Rinzai 臨済 | Also known by the Chinese name: Linji. A Tang dynasty priest who founded a major school of chan (Jp: Zen 禅) Buddhism. Zen… |
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| Rishukyō mandara 理趣経曼荼羅 | The Rishukyō jūhachi-e mandara was introduced from China to Japan by Ennin 円仁 (794-864) and Shūei 宗叡 (809-884… |
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| Roku Kannon 六観音 | A group of six forms of *Kannon 観音, each of which is responsible for saving… |
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| rokudō-e 六道絵 | Also occasionally read rikudō-e. Lit. "six paths." |
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| rokuji myōgō 六字名号 | Lit. "six character name." The six Chinese characters used to write "Namu Amida Butsu 南無阿弥陀仏." An homage to the… |
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| Rokuso 六祖 | The sixth Zen 禅 (Ch: Chan) patriarch, Huineng (Jp: Enō 慧能, 638-713), also considered the 33rd patriarch in descent from the… |
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| Rushanabutsu 盧舎那仏 | Also read "Roshanabutsu." The Rushana Buddha. Rushana is an abbreviation of Birushana 昆盧舎那 in turn a… |
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| Ryōkai mandara 両界曼荼羅 | Lit. "mandala of the two realms," namely, the *Taizōkai mandara 胎蔵界曼荼羅… |
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