宝生如来
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See also: 寶生如來
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 宝 | 生 | 如 | 来 |
| ほう Grade: 6 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
にょ Grade: S |
らい Grade: 2 |
| goon | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 寶生如來 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
From 宝生 (Hōshō, “Ratnasaṃbhava”, literally “born from a jewel”) + 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).
Proper noun[edit]
宝生如来 • (Hōshō Nyorai)
- (Shingon Buddhism) Ratnasaṃbhava as the Southern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas
Coordinate terms[edit]
The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions:
- 阿弥陀如来 (Amida Nyorai, “Amitābha”, west)
- 阿閦如来 (Ashuku Nyorai, “Akṣobhya”, east)
- 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahāvairocana”, center)
- 不空成就如来 (Fukūjōju Nyorai, “Amoghasiddhi”, north)
- 宝生如来 (Hōshō Nyorai, “Ratnasambhava”, south)
Descendants[edit]
- English: Hōshō Nyorai
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 宝 read as ほう
- Japanese terms spelled with 生 read as しょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 如 read as にょ
- Japanese terms spelled with 来 read as らい
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with four Han script characters
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