| 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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| 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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