| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaki 餓鬼 | Hungry ghosts. One of the types within the group *rokudō-e 六道絵 (paintings of… |
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| gakuten 楽天 | Heavenly musicians. Heavenly beings *hiten 飛天, playing musical instruments,… |
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| Genjō 玄奘 | Ch: Xuanzhuang/Xuanzang (600/2-664). A Chinese monk of the Tang Dynasty and the founder of the Hossō sect (see *… |
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| Genzu mandara 現図曼荼羅 | Genzu mandala. A version of the *Taizōkai mandara 胎蔵界曼荼羅 that is… |
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| Gigeiten 技芸天 | Goddess of the Arts. A minor Buddhist deity revered in Japan as patroness of the arts. According to the Gigei tennyo… |
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| giki 儀軌 | Sk: kalpa. Regulations prescribing Esoteric Buddhist mikkyō 密教 ceremonies, incantations and services, and the… |
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| gobu shinkan 五部心観 | A collection of iconographical line drawings *hakubyō 白描 in handscroll form… |
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| gochi nyorai 五智如来 | Lit. Five Wisdom *nyorai 如来 (Sk: Tathagatas); this refers to the Five Buddhas… |
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| Godai Myōō 五大明王 | Also sometimes called godaison 五大尊. Lit. five great *myōō 明王. Myōō… |
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| godairiki bosatsu 五大力菩薩 | Lit. five great bodhisattvas of strength. Also godairikiku 五大力吼 (five roars of great strength) or godairikison… |
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| gohyaku rakan 五百羅漢 | Ch: wubai luohan. Five hundred arhats *rakan 羅漢, a Buddhist art subject… |
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| gokōshii Amida 五劫思惟阿弥陀 | Also read gokōshiyui Amida. Lit. *Amida 阿弥陀 Meditating for Five Kalpas, a kalpa… |
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| Goso 五祖 | Ch: Wuzu. The Chinese priest Kōnin 弘忍 (Ch: Hongren, 601-75). The fifth patriarch of the Zen (Ch: Chan) sect. Representations… |
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| Gōzanze Myōō 降三世明王 | Also Shōzanze Myōō 勝三世明王. Lit. *myōō 明王 who subjugates the three worlds… |
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| Gozu Tennō 牛頭天王 | Also called Butō 武塔, Gion Tenjin 祇園天神, or simply Tennō 天王. The deity of Yasaka Jinja 八坂神社 in Gion 祇園, Kyoto, also called… |
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| guhari-no-Amida 紅玻璃阿弥陀 | Lit. *Amida 阿弥陀 with Red Skin. An image of Amida depicted in red, or less commonly… |
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| Gundari Myōō 軍荼利明王 | Also Kanro Gundari 甘露軍荼利 (Sk: Amrtakundalin); also known as Kirikiri Myōō 吉里吉里明王. One of the five great myōō *… |
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| Guze Kannon 救世観音 | A name often used for *Shōkannon 聖観音, it refers to the simple (non-esoteric) form of… |
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| Zaō Gongen 蔵王権現 | Also Kongō Zaō Bosatsu 金剛蔵王菩薩. The deity of Kinpusen 金峰山 in Nara, one of the most important deities of the Japanese… |
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| Zendō 善導 | Commonly known as Zendō Daishi 善導大師 (Ch: Shandao Dashi, 613-81) or Great Master Zendō . The third patriarch of Pure… |
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| Zengetsuyō rakan 禅月様羅漢 | Ch: Chanyueyang Luohan. A type of ink painting of arhats or *rakan 羅漢… |
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| Zenmyōshin 善妙神 | Also known as Zenmyō nyoshin 善妙女神. A deity that protects the Kegon 華厳 sect of Buddhism. According to the legend, a… |
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| Zennyo Ryūō 善女竜王 | Lit. "Dragon King Zennyo." The subject of a painting by one of the disciples of *Kūkai 空海… |
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| Zōchōten 増長天 | Sk: Virudhaka. A fierce-looking guardian deity *funnusō 忿怒相, believed to… |
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