本尊 | [ほんぞん, honzon] (n) (1) principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; (2) (See 御本尊) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter; (P) #7,184 [Add to Longdo] |
菩薩 | [ぼさつ, bosatsu] (n) bodhisattva (one who vows to save all beings before becoming a Buddha); (P) #8,438 [Add to Longdo] |
地蔵 | [じぞう, jizou] (n) (abbr) (See 地蔵菩薩) Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); (P) #9,160 [Add to Longdo] |
大師 | [だいし, daishi] (n) (hon) { Buddh } great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi); (P) #14,302 [Add to Longdo] |
光明 | [こうみょう(P);こうめい, koumyou (P); koumei] (n) (1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) { Buddh } light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (P) #15,179 [Add to Longdo] |
大宝 | [たいほう;だいほう, taihou ; daihou] (n) (1) great treasure; (2) Taihou era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihou era; (3) (obsc) { Buddh } great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); (4) (obsc) { Buddh } (See 護摩壇) homa-mandala (fire altar) #18,918 [Add to Longdo] |
子安 | [こやす, koyasu] (n) (1) (abbr) safe, easy childbirth; (2) (See 子安観音, 子安地蔵) guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara) #19,681 [Add to Longdo] |
応化 | [おうげ;おうけ, ouge ; ouke] (n, vs) { Buddh } assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva) [Add to Longdo] |
回向文 | [えこうもん, ekoumon] (n) { Buddh } closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead [Add to Longdo] |
観音菩薩;觀音菩薩(oK) | [かんのんぼさつ, kannonbosatsu] (n) (See 観音, 観世音) Kannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin [Add to Longdo] |