| 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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| Yakushi 薬師 | The name of the Buddha associated with healing. Sino-Japanese rendering of Sanskrit Bhaisajyaguru, meaning "Medicine Master… |
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| Yamagoe no Amida 山越阿弥陀 | Also read Yamagoshi no Amida; Amida yamagoe (yamagoshi) raigō 阿弥陀山越来迎. Lit. "Amida… |
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| yasha 夜叉 | Also yakusha 薬叉 (Sk: yaksa), a class of semi-divine beings usually considered to be of a benevolent and… |
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| Yōryū Kannon 楊柳観音 | Also called Yakuō Kannon 薬王観音. Lit. "Willow Kannon" or "*Kannon 観音 with a willow branch… |
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| Yoshino mandara 吉野曼茶羅 | Devotional paintings of the deities and landscape of Mt. *Yoshino 吉野. Yoshino… |
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| Yuima 維摩 | Sk: Vimalakirti (pure reputation); Ch: Weimo. Indian Buddhist layman (Ch: jushi, Jp: koji 居士) famous for… |
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