| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raigō-in Amida 来迎印阿弥陀 | Lit. "Amida with welcoming descent mudras." A figure of *Amida 阿弥陀 with hand… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| raigō-zu 来迎図 | Painted images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, such as *Shaka 釈迦, *… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| 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… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| 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… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| 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… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Taima mandara 当麻曼荼羅 | Mandala of Taima. The most complete depiction of the *Kangyō hensō… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Taishakuten 帝釈天 | A major Hindu god called Indra or Sakra who has two major roles in Buddhist literature, one as king of the gods and lord of… |
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| Taizō kyūzuyō 胎蔵旧図様 | A collection of iconographical line drawings *hakubyō 白描 in handscroll form… |
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| Taizō zuzō 胎蔵図像 | A collection of iconographical line drawings *hakubyō 白描 in handscroll form… |
Art History, Iconography | |
| Taizōkai mandara 胎蔵界曼荼羅 | A *mandara 曼荼羅 based on the Dainichikyō 大日経 (Sk: … |
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| takarabune 宝船 | ✓ | A sailboat hokakebune 帆掛船 at full sail, loaded with rice bushels and treasures takara 宝, often bearing the… |
Art History, Iconography |
| Tamonten 多聞天 | Also *Bishamonten 毘沙門天. Sk: Vaisravana. A fierce guardian deity believed to protect… |
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| tanjōbutsu 誕生仏 | Lit. "Buddha at birth." A sculptural representation of the historical Buddha *Shaka 釈迦… |
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| Tara Bosatsu 多羅菩薩 | A female form of *Kannon 観音 who appears as the mother of the Kannon section (Kannon'in… |
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| ten 天 | An Indian god (Sk: deva) or goddess (Sk: devi) of non-Buddhist origin. When referring to such deities, the character "bu… |
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| tenjin 天神 | Lit. "heaven people." |
Art History, Iconography, Sculpture | |
| Tobatsu Bishamonten 兜跋毘沙門天 | A manifestation of *Bishamonten 毘沙門天 said to have appeared in the Central Asian… |
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| Totō Tenjin 渡唐天神 | ✓ | Tenjin crossing to China. The Heian period courtier, poet, and scholar Sugawara Michizane 菅原道真 (845-903) was deified as the… |
Art History, Iconography |
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