| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichiren 日蓮 | An abbreviation of Nichiren Shōnin 日連上人 (1222-82). A radical reformer of popular Buddhism and founder of the … |
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| nijūgo bosatsu 二十五菩薩 | Lit. "25 bodhisattvas *bosatsu 菩薩." The bosatsu that are… |
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| nijūhachi bushū 二十八部衆 | The 28 attendants of *Senju Kannon 千手観音. They protect those who place… |
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| nijūhasshuku 二十八宿 | Lit. "28 lunar mansions." In the astronomical theory of both ancient India and China the path of the moon during a single… |
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| nika byakudō-zu 二河白道図 | Also read niga byakudō-zu. Lit. "picture of Two Rivers and the White Path." Inspired by a parable taught by the… |
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| Nikkō Gakkō 日光・月光 | Solar Radiance and Lunar Radiance. 1 Sk: Suryavairocana and Candravairocana. Two… |
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| Ninnōgyō mandara 仁王経曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 based on the Ninnō Gokoku Hannya… |
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| Niō 仁王 | ✓ | Also written 二王. Also called *niten 二天 and Niōson 仁王尊. Lit. "two kings" or "benevolent kings."… |
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| niten 二天 | A pair of devas *ten 天 or Buddhist guardian gods, such as *… |
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| Niu Myōjin 丹生明神 | Also Niutsuhime Myōjin 丹生都比売明神. A female mountain deity that resides in Mt. Kōya 高野. According to legend *… |
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| Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 | Sk: Cintamanicakra. A form of *Kannon 観音, most often six armed and… |
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| nyorai 如来 | Lit. "the thus-come one." Sk: tathagata. One who has realized true enlightenment. In order to reach this state of… |
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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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