| 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 … |
Art History, Iconography | |
| nijūgo bosatsu 二十五菩薩 | Lit. "25 bodhisattvas *bosatsu 菩薩." The bosatsu that are… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| nijūhachi bushū 二十八部衆 | The 28 attendants of *Senju Kannon 千手観音. They protect those who place… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| 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… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| 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… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Nikkō Gakkō 日光・月光 | Solar Radiance and Lunar Radiance. 1 Sk: Suryavairocana and Candravairocana. Two… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Ninnōgyō mandara 仁王経曼荼羅 | A variety of *besson mandara 別尊曼荼羅 based on the Ninnō Gokoku Hannya… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Niō 仁王 | ✓ | Also written 二王. Also called *niten 二天 and Niōson 仁王尊. Lit. "two kings" or "benevolent kings."… |
Art History, Iconography |
| niten 二天 | A pair of devas *ten 天 or Buddhist guardian gods, such as *… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| 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 *… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 | Sk: Cintamanicakra. A form of *Kannon 観音, most often six armed and… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| nyorai 如来 | Lit. "the thus-come one." Sk: tathagata. One who has realized true enlightenment. In order to reach this state of… |
Art History, Iconography |
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12