| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daigensui Myōō 大元帥明王 | Also Taigensui Myōō 太元帥明王. Sometimes read Daigen Myōō. In Sanskrit, Atavaka, which means lord of the forest, and which is… |
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| Daiitoku Myōō 大威徳明王 | Lit. *myōō 明王 of great awesome virtue. A god thought so powerful as to be able to… |
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| Daijizaiten 大自在天 | Translation of Sanskrit Mahesvara (also transliterated as Makeishura 摩醯首羅), one of the many names of Shiva, who, along with… |
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| Daikokuten 大黒天 | ✓ | Daikokuten is generally famous as a god of luck. He is most familiar in Japan as a fat, smiling figure with a big sack over… |
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| Dainichi 大日 | Lit. Great Sun. Translation of the Sk. Mahavairocana "(Great) Illuminating One"; also translated as (Dai)Henjō (大)遍照 "(Great… |
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| Daruma 達磨 | ✓ | Sk: Bodhidharma. Ch: Damo. A semi-legendary Indian monk credited with bringing the teachings of Zen (Ch: Chan) to China.… |
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| dōji 童子 | Lit. child, young boy. |
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| Dōjikyō Mandara 童子経曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 (a form of mandara centered… |
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| Dōsojin 道祖神 | Also Sae-no-kami 塞の神 (also read Sai-no-kami), Dōrokujin 道陸神, and other less common names. A folk deity associated with roads… |
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| mandara 曼荼羅 | Also written 曼陀羅 or 曼拏羅. Mandala. A diagram that depicts Buddhist deities according to certain geometric formats and… |
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| Maria Kannon マリア観音 | The name used for the images of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ in the guise of *Kannon… |
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| Marishiten 摩利支天 | Transliteration of Sanskrit Marici, the name of a Buddhist goddess representing an amalgamation of several Hindu antecedents… |
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| Matarajin 摩多羅神 | The protective deity of the Jōgyō zanmaidō 常行三味堂 of Enryakuji 延暦寺 on Mt. Hiei 比叡 in Kyoto. He is usually portrayed… |
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| Memyō Bosatsu 馬鳴菩薩 | Also popularly known as Manari Myōjin 馬鳴明神 or Sanjin 蚕神 (God of Silkworms). A bodhisattva *… |
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| mikaeri Amida 見返阿弥陀 | Lit. "Amida looking back." An image of a standing *raigō-in Amida 来迎印阿弥陀… |
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| Mikomori Myōjin 御子守明神 | Also called Komori Myōjin 子守明神 and may appear in the triad known as Mikomori Sannyoshin 御子守三女神 (see below). The deity of… |
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| mikoshi 神輿 | Also read shin'yo. Also written 御輿. A palanquin used to transport Shinto deities. A mikoshi was believed… |
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| Miroku 弥勒 | Also Jishi 慈氏, lit. "compassionate one" (Sk. Maitreya). A bodhisattva *bosatsu… |
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| mishōtai 御正体 | A term whose definition falls under three headings. The first refers to representations of specific Shinto deities, often in… |
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| miya mandara 宮曼荼羅 | Lit. "mandala of a shrine." Devotional paintings (usually on large hanging scrolls) of the landscape of a shrine and its… |
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| Monju 文殊 | An abbreviation of Monjushiri 文殊師利 (also Manjushiri 曼殊室利), which transliterates Sk. Manjusri. Also translated Myōkichijō 妙吉祥… |
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| Muchaku Seshin 無著・世親 | Asanga and Vasubandhu, two 5th century Indian brothers instrumental in founding the Hossō 法相 school of Buddhism. Asanga (Jp… |
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| Myōken 妙見 | Sk: Sudrsti, also Sonshōō 尊星王 or Hokushin bosatsu 北辰菩薩. Originally a deification of the Polestar, … |
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| myōō 明王 | Translation of Sanskrit vidyaraja, meaning spell-king. Vidya literally means knowledge, but in Esoteric Buddhism mikkyō… |
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