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Simple Dictionary Definition |
壇 坛 see styles |
tán tan2 t`an tan dan だん |
More info & calligraphy: Mandala / Altar(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together. |
日蓮 日莲 see styles |
rì lián ri4 lian2 jih lien nichiren にちれん |
More info & calligraphy: NichirenNichiren, the Japanese founder, in A. D. 1252, of the 日蓮宗 Nichiren sect, which is also known as the 法華宗 or Lotus sect. Its chief tenets are the three great mysteries 三大祕法, representing the trikāya: (1) 本尊 or chief object of worship, being the great maṇḍala of the worlds of the ten directions, or universe, i. e. the body or nirmāṇakāya of Buddha; (2) 題目 the title of the Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Myo-ho-ren-gwe-kyo, preceded by Namo, or, 'Adoration to the scripture of the lotus of the wonderful law, ' for it is Buddha's spiritual body; (3) 戒壇 the altar of the law, which is also the title of the Lotus as above; the believer, wherever he is, dwells in the Pure-land of calm light 寂光淨土, the saṃbhogakāya. |
曼荼羅 曼荼罗 see styles |
màn tú luó man4 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara まんだら |
(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (given name) Mandara 曼怛羅; 曼特羅; 曼陀羅; 曼拏羅; 蔓陀囉; 滿荼邏 maṇḍala, a circle, globe, wheel ring; "any circular figure or diagram" (M.W.); a magic circle; a plot or place of enlightenment; a round or square altar on which buddhas and bodhisattvas are placed; a group of such, especially the garbhadhātu and vajradhātu groups of the Shingon sect; these were arranged by Kōbō Daishi to express the mystic doctrine of the two dhātu by way of illustration, the garbhadhātu representing the 理 and the 因 principle and cause, the vajradhātu the 智 and the 果 intelligence (or reason) and the effect, i.e. the fundamental realm of being, and mind as inherent in it; v. 胎 and 金剛. The two realms are fundamentally one, as are the absolute and phenomenal, e.g. water and wave. There are many kinds of maṇḍalas, e.g. the group of the Lotus Sutra; of the 觀經; of the nine luminaries; of the Buddha's entering into nirvana, etc. The real purpose of a maṇḍala is to gather the spiritual powers together, in order to promote the operation of the dharma or law. The term is commonly applied to a magic circle, subdivided into circles or squares in which are painted Buddhist divinities and symbols. Maṇḍalas also reveal the direct retribution of each of the ten worlds of beings (purgatory, pretas, animals, asuras, men, devas, the heavens of form, formless heavens, bodhisattvas, and buddhas). Each world has its maṇḍala which represents the originating principle that brings it to completion. The maṇḍala of the tenth world indicates the fulfilment and completion of the nine worlds. |
曼陀羅 曼陀罗 see styles |
màn tuó luó man4 tuo2 luo2 man t`o lo man to lo mandara まんだら |
(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra"); mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala") mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (f,p) Mandara or 曼阤羅; 漫陀羅 mandāra(va), the coral-tree; the erythrina indica, or this tree regarded as one of the five trees of Paradise, i.e, Indra's heaven; a white variety of Calotropis gigantea. Name of a noted monk, and of one called Mandra. |
一識 一识 see styles |
yī shì yi1 shi4 i shih isshiki |
One sense or perception; the one individual intelligence or soul which uses the various senses, likened to a monkey which climbs in and out of the various windows of a house— a Satyasiddhi and Sautrāntika doctrine. Also, a Vairocana maṇḍala. |
中台 see styles |
chuudai / chudai ちゅうだい |
(1) (rare) exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; (2) platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern; (place-name, surname) Nakadai |
中胎 see styles |
zhōng tāi zhong1 tai1 chung t`ai chung tai chūtai |
(中胎藏) The central figure of the eight-petalled group of the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala; i. e. the phenomenal Vairocana who has around him four Buddhas and four bodhisattvas, each on a petal. From this maṇḍala spring the four other great maṇḍalas. |
九會 九会 see styles |
jiǔ huì jiu3 hui4 chiu hui ku e |
(九會曼陀羅) The nine groups in the diamond-realm maṇḍala. |
五部 see styles |
wǔ bù wu3 bu4 wu pu gohe ごへ |
(place-name) Gohe The five classes, or groups I. The 四諦 four truths, which four are classified as 見道 or theory, and 修道 practice, e. g. the eightfold path. II. The five early Hīnayāna sects, see 一切有部 or Sarvastivadah. III. The five groups of the Vajradhātu maṇḍala. |
光座 see styles |
guāng zuò guang1 zuo4 kuang tso kōza |
prabha-maṇḍala; the halo and throne (of a Buddha); also 光趺. |
內胎 内胎 see styles |
nèi tāi nei4 tai1 nei t`ai nei tai naitai |
inner tube (of a tire) The inner garbhadhātu, i. e. the eight objects in the eight leaves in the central group of the maṇḍala. |
四曼 see styles |
shiman しまん |
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅) four types of mandala (in Shingon) |
図像 see styles |
zuzou / zuzo ずぞう |
(1) icon; (2) {Buddh} simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.) |
圓壇 圆坛 see styles |
yuán tán yuan2 tan2 yüan t`an yüan tan endan |
Round altar; a complete group of objects of worship, a maṇḍala. |
大宝 see styles |
taihou; daihou / taiho; daiho たいほう; だいほう |
(1) great treasure; (2) (hist) Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; (3) (rare) {Buddh} great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); (4) (rare) {Buddh} (See 護摩壇) homa-mandala (fire altar); (place-name) Daihou |
大日 see styles |
dà rì da4 ri4 ta jih dainichi だいにち |
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Dainichi Vairocana, or Mahāvairocana 大日如來; 遍照如來; 摩訶毘盧遮那； 毘盧遮那; 大日覺王 The sun, "shining everywhere" The chief object of worship of the Shingon sect in Japan, "represented by the gigantic image in the temple at Nara." (Eliot.) There he is known as Dai-nichi-nyorai. He is counted as the first, and according to some, the origin of the five celestial Buddhas (dhyāni-buddhas, or jinas). He dwells quiescent in Arūpa-dhātu, the Heaven beyond form, and is the essence of wisdom (bodhi) and of absolute purity. Samantabhadra 普賢 is his dhyāni-bodhisattva. The 大日經 "teaches that Vairocana is the whole world, which is divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible), the two together forming Dharmadhātu. The manifestations of Vairocana's body to himself―that is, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ―are represented symbolically by diagrams of several circles ". Eliot. In the 金剛界 or vajradhātu maṇḍala he is the center of the five groups. In the 胎藏界 or Garbhadhātu he is the center of the eight-leaf (lotus) court. His appearance, symbols, esoteric word, differ according to the two above distinctions. Generally he is considered as an embodiment of the Truth 法, both in the sense of dharmakāya 法身 and dharmaratna 法寳. Some hold Vairocana to be the dharmakāya of Śākyamuni 大日與釋迦同一佛 but the esoteric school denies this identity. Also known as 最高顯廣眼藏如來, the Tathagata who, in the highest, reveals the far-reaching treasure of his eye, i.e. the sun. 大日大聖不動明王 is described as one of his transformations. Also, a śramaņa of Kashmir (contemporary of Padma-saṃbhava); he is credited with introducing Buddhism into Khotan and being an incarnation of Mañjuśrī; the king Vijaya Saṃbhava built a monastery for him. |
大曼 see styles |
dà màn da4 man4 ta man dai man |
great maṇḍala |
寶生 宝生 see styles |
bǎo shēng bao3 sheng1 pao sheng hōshō |
Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the five dhyāni-buddhas, the central figure in the southern 'diamond' maṇḍala, The realm of Subhūti on his becoming Buddha. |
文殊 see styles |
wén shū wen2 shu1 wen shu monju もんじゅ |
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness (Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju (文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N. |
曼荼 see styles |
màn tú man4 tu2 man t`u man tu manda |
maṇḍala |
木曜 see styles |
mù yào mu4 yao4 mu yao mokuyou / mokuyo もくよう |
(See 木曜日) Thursday Jupiter, one of the 九曜 nine luminaries, q. v.; on the south of the diamond hall outside the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala. |
母主 see styles |
mǔ zhǔ mu3 zhu3 mu chu moshu |
The 'mother-lord', or mother, as contrasted with 主 and 母, lord and mother, king and queen, in the maṇḍala of Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu; Vairocana, being the source of all things, has no 'mnother'as progenitor, and is the 部主 or lord of the maṇḍala; the other four dhyāni-buddhas have 'mothers' called 部母, who are supposed to arise from the paramitas; thus, Akṣobhya has 金剛波羅蜜 for mother; Ratnasaṃbhava has 寳波羅蜜 for mother; Amitābha has 法波羅蜜 for mother; Amoghasiddhi has 羯磨波羅蜜 for mother. |
輪圓 轮圆 see styles |
lún yuán lun2 yuan2 lun yüan rinen |
(輪圓具足) A complete maṇḍala showing the Buddhas and others, symbolizing their works; a magic circle. |
五大院 see styles |
wǔ dà yuàn wu3 da4 yuan4 wu ta yüan godaiin / godain ごだいいん |
(surname) Godaiin The fifth of the thirteen great courts of the Garbhadhātu-maṇḍala, named 持明院, the court of the five Dharmapālas 五大明王. |
十二宮 十二宫 see styles |
shí èr gōng shi2 er4 gong1 shih erh kung juunikyuu / junikyu じゅうにきゅう |
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2] constellations of the zodiac The twelve zodiacal mansions: east-gemini 夫婦 or 雙女; aries 羊; taurus 牛; west-libra 秤; scorpio 蝎; Sagittarius 弓 or人馬; south―aquarius 甁; pisces 魚; capri-cornus 密牛; north―cancer螃蟹; leo 獅子; virgo (or twin maidens 雙女). They are used in the vajradhātu group of the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, E.W.S.N. |
大悲壇 大悲坛 see styles |
dà bēi tán da4 bei1 tan2 ta pei t`an ta pei tan daihi dan |
The altar of pity, a term for the garbhadhātu maṇḍala , or for the Sakyamumi group. |
忙忙鷄 忙忙鸡 see styles |
máng máng jī mang2 mang2 ji1 mang mang chi Mamakei |
忙葬鷄金剛 (or 忙葬計金剛); 麽麽鷄; 麽莫枳 Māmakī, or Māmukhī, tr. as 金剛母 the mother of all the vajra group, whose wisdom is derived from her; she is represented in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala. |
捫打勒 扪打勒 see styles |
mén dǎ lè men2 da3 le4 men ta le monchōroku |
maṇḍala, v. 曼. |
曼怛羅 曼怛罗 see styles |
màn dá luó man4 da2 luo2 man ta lo mantanra |
or 曼特羅 v. below and 滿怛羅 are also used for mantra, an incantation, spell, magical formula, or muttered sound. |
曼拏羅 曼拏罗 see styles |
màn ná luó man4 na2 luo2 man na lo mannara |
maṇḍala |
滿怛羅 满怛罗 see styles |
mǎn dá luó man3 da2 luo2 man ta lo mandara |
滿荼邏 v. 曼 maṇḍala. |
滿荼邏 满荼逻 see styles |
mǎn tú luó man3 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara |
(Skt. maṇḍala) |
漫怛羅 漫怛罗 see styles |
màn dá luó man4 da2 luo2 man ta lo mandara |
(Skt. maṇḍala) |
漫荼羅 漫荼罗 see styles |
màn tú luó man4 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara |
(or 漫怛羅 or漫陀羅) v. 曼 maṇḍala. |
漫陀羅 漫陀罗 see styles |
màn tuó luó man4 tuo2 luo2 man t`o lo man to lo mandara |
(Skt. maṇḍala) |
焰摩天 see styles |
yàn mó tiān yan4 mo2 tian1 yen mo t`ien yen mo tien Enma Ten |
Yamadevaloka, the third of the desire-heavens, above the trāyastriṃśas; also deva Yama, v. 夜, whose wife is 焰摩天妃 in the Yama-maṇḍala. |
縛斯仙 缚斯仙 see styles |
fú sī xiān fu2 si1 xian1 fu ssu hsien Bakushisen |
Vasiṣṭha, 'a very celebrated Vedic ṛishi or inspired sage,' owner of the cow of plenty and able therefore to grant all desires. M.W. One of the six fire-devas in the maṇḍala. |
羯磨會 羯磨会 see styles |
jié mó huì jie2 mo2 hui4 chieh mo hui katsuma e |
An assembly for monastic duty; also the central group of the Vajradhātu maṇḍala. |
胎蔵界 see styles |
taizoukai / taizokai たいぞうかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 金剛界・こんごうかい・1) Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅・たいぞうかいまんだら) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala |
胎藏界 see styles |
tāi zàng jiè tai1 zang4 jie4 t`ai tsang chieh tai tsang chieh taizō kai |
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部. |
自證壇 自证坛 see styles |
zì zhèng tán zi4 zheng4 tan2 tzu cheng t`an tzu cheng tan jishō dan |
or自證會 The 成身會 assembly of all the Buddha and bodhisattva embodiments in the Vajradhātu maṇḍala. |
蔓陀囉 see styles |
wàn tuó luó wan4 tuo2 luo2 wan t`o lo wan to lo mandara |
maṇḍala |
護摩壇 护摩坛 see styles |
hù mó tán hu4 mo2 tan2 hu mo t`an hu mo tan gomadan ごまだん |
{Buddh} (See 護摩) homa-mandala (fire altar); (place-name) Gomadan a fire-altar |
金剛界 金刚界 see styles |
jīn gāng jiè jin1 gang1 jie4 chin kang chieh kongoukai / kongokai こんごうかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎. |
金剛部 金刚部 see styles |
jīn gāng bù jin1 gang1 bu4 chin kang pu kongō bu |
The various groups in the two maṇḍalas, each having a 主 or head; in the Diamond maṇḍala Akṣobhya, or Vajrasattva, is spoken of as such. |
門答辣 门答辣 see styles |
mén dá là men2 da2 la4 men ta la montōra |
maṇḍala, see 曼. |
七十三尊 see styles |
qī shí sān zūn qi1 shi2 san1 zun1 ch`i shih san tsun chi shih san tsun shichijūsan son |
The "Diamond world' maṇḍala, or pantheon, of the esoteric sect, containing seventy-three honoured ones. |
三十七尊 see styles |
sān shí qī zūn san1 shi2 qi1 zun1 san shih ch`i tsun san shih chi tsun sanjūshichi son |
The thirty-seven heads in the Vajradhātu or Diamond-realm maṇḍala. |
三昧耶智 see styles |
sān mèi yé zhì san1 mei4 ye2 zhi4 san mei yeh chih zanmaiya chi |
samaya wisdom. In esoteric teaching, the characteristic of a Buddha's or bodhisattva's wisdom, as shown in the maṇḍala. |
三部大法 see styles |
sān bù dà fǎ san1 bu4 da4 fa3 san pu ta fa sanbu daihō |
(l) The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, or pantheon, has the three divisions of 佛, 蓮, 金, i.e. Vairocana, Lotus, and Diamond or Vajra. (2) The teaching of the 胎藏界, 金剛界 and 蘇悉地法 is said to cover the whole of esoteric Buddhism. |
五種壇法 五种坛法 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng tán fǎ wu3 zhong3 tan2 fa3 wu chung t`an fa wu chung tan fa goshu danpō |
The five kinds of maṇḍala ceremonials, v. 五部尊法. |
光明心殿 see styles |
guāng míng xīn diàn guang1 ming2 xin1 dian4 kuang ming hsin tien kōmyō shin den |
The temple of the bright or shining heart; the seat of Vairocana, the sun Buddha, in the Vajradhātu maṇḍala. |
四重圓壇 四重圆坛 see styles |
sì chóng yuán tán si4 chong2 yuan2 tan2 ssu ch`ung yüan t`an ssu chung yüan tan shijū endan |
四重曼荼羅 The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala of one central and three surrounding courts. The occupants are described as 四重聖衆 the sacred host of the four courts. |
因曼陀羅 因曼陀罗 see styles |
yīn màn tuó luó yin1 man4 tuo2 luo2 yin man t`o lo yin man to lo in mandara |
The Garbhadhātu 胎臟 maṇḍala, which is also east and 因, or cause, as contrasted with the Vajradhātu, which is west and 果, or effect. |
大曼荼羅 大曼荼罗 see styles |
dà màn tú luó da4 man4 tu2 luo2 ta man t`u lo ta man tu lo daimandara だいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity (大曼) The great maṇḍala; one of four groups of Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the esoteric school. The esoteric word 阿 "a " is styled the great maṇḍala-king. |
布曼荼羅 布曼荼罗 see styles |
bù màn tú luó bu4 man4 tu2 luo2 pu man t`u lo pu man tu lo fu mandara |
to spread a magic cloth, or maṇḍala, on the ground |
弩達囉灑 弩达囉洒 see styles |
nǔ dá luō sǎ nu3 da2 luo1 sa3 nu ta lo sa Dodarasha |
Durdharṣa, hard to hold 難執持, or hard to overcome 難降伏, or hard to behold 無能見, guardian of the inner gate in Vairocana's maṇḍala. |
敷曼荼羅 敷曼荼罗 see styles |
fū màn tú luó fu1 man4 tu2 luo2 fu man t`u lo fu man tu lo fu mandara |
To spread a magic cloth, or maṇḍala, on the ground. |
曼荼羅教 曼荼罗教 see styles |
màn tú luó jiào man4 tu2 luo2 jiao4 man t`u lo chiao man tu lo chiao mandara kyō |
maṇḍala doctrine, mantra teaching, magic, yoga, the True word or Shingon sect. |
本門本尊 本门本尊 see styles |
běn mén běn zūn ben3 men2 ben3 zun1 pen men pen tsun honmon honzon |
The especial honoured one of the Nichiren sect, Svādi-devatā, the Supreme Being, whose maṇḍala is considered as the symbol of the Buddha as infinite, eternal, universal. The Nichiren sect has a meditation 本門事觀 on the universality of the Buddha and the unity in the diversity of all his phenomena, the whole truth being embodied in the Lotus Sutra, and in its title of five words, 妙法蓮華經 Wonderful-Law Lotus-Flower Sutra, which are considered to be the embodiment of the eternal, universal Buddha. Their repetition preceded by 南無 Namah ! is equivalent to the 歸命 of other Buddhists. |
東曼陀羅 东曼陀罗 see styles |
dōng màn tuó luó dong1 man4 tuo2 luo2 tung man t`o lo tung man to lo tō mandara |
The eastern maṇḍala, that of the Garbhadhātu. |
法曼荼羅 see styles |
houmandara / homandara ほうまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit |
理曼陀羅 理曼陀罗 see styles |
lǐ màn tuó luó li3 man4 tuo2 luo2 li man t`o lo li man to lo ri mandara |
The noumenal maṇḍala, i.e. the garbhadhātu in contrast with the 智 or vajradhātumaṇḍala. |
華藏八葉 华藏八叶 see styles |
huā zàng bā shě hua1 zang4 ba1 she3 hua tsang pa she kezō hachiyō |
The maṇḍala of the Garbhadhātu. |
西曼陀羅 西曼陀罗 see styles |
xī màn tuó luó xi1 man4 tuo2 luo2 hsi man t`o lo hsi man to lo sai mandara |
The "western" maṇḍala is that of the Vajradhātu, as the "eastern" is of the Garbhadhātu. |
輪圓具足 轮圆具足 see styles |
lún yuán jù zú lun2 yuan2 ju4 zu2 lun yüan chü tsu rinnen gusoku |
complete maṇḍala |
金剛心殿 金刚心殿 see styles |
jīn gāng xīn diàn jin1 gang1 xin1 dian4 chin kang hsin tien kongō shinten |
The vajradhātu (maṇḍala), in which Vairocana dwells, also called 不壞金剛光明心殿 the shrine of the indestructible diamond-brilliant heart. |
金剛薩埵 金刚萨埵 see styles |
jīn gāng sà duǒ jin1 gang1 sa4 duo3 chin kang sa to kongousatta / kongosatta こんごうさった |
Vajrasattva {Buddh} Vajrasattva (bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism) Vajrasattva(-mahāsattva). 金薩 A form of Puxian (Samantabhadra), reckoned as the second of the eight patriarchs of the 眞言宗 Shingon sect, also known as 金剛手 (金剛手祕密王 or金剛手菩薩) and other similar titles. The term is also applied to all vajra-beings, or vajra-bodhisattvas; especially those in the moon-circle in the east of the Diamond maṇḍala. Śākyamuni also takes the vajrasattva form. (1) All beings are vajrasattva, because of their Buddha-nature. (2) So are all beginners in the faith and practice. (3) So are the retinue of Akṣobhya. (4) So is Great Puxian. |
一切如來寶 一切如来宝 see styles |
yī qiè rú lái bǎo yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 bao3 i ch`ieh ju lai pao i chieh ju lai pao issai nyorai hō |
The talismanic pearl of all Buddhas, especially one in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala who holds a lotus in his left hand and the talismanic pearl in his right. |
三昧月輪相 三昧月轮相 see styles |
sān mèi yuè lún xiàng san1 mei4 yue4 lun2 xiang4 san mei yüeh lun hsiang zanmai getsurin sō |
月輪三昧 The candra-maṇḍala, i.e. moon-wheel or disc samādhi; Nāgārjuna is said to have entered it and taken his departure as a cicada after delivering the Law (or patriarchate) to Kāṇadeva. |
不可越守護 不可越守护 see styles |
bù kě yuè shǒu hù bu4 ke3 yue4 shou3 hu4 pu k`o yüeh shou hu pu ko yüeh shou hu fukaotsu shugo |
Two guardians of the Law on the right of Mañjuśrī in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, named 難持 and 難勝. |
両界曼荼羅 see styles |
ryoukaimandara / ryokaimandara りょうかいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅・たいぞうかいまんだら,金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas |
両部曼荼羅 see styles |
ryoubumandara / ryobumandara りょうぶまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 両界曼荼羅・りょうかいまんだら) Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas |
中台八葉院 see styles |
chuudaihachiyouin / chudaihachiyoin ちゅうだいはちよういん |
(rare) center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas) |
九字曼荼羅 九字曼荼罗 see styles |
jiǔ zì màn tú luó jiu3 zi4 man4 tu2 luo2 chiu tzu man t`u lo chiu tzu man tu lo kuji mandara |
The nine character maṇḍala, i.e. the lotus, with its eight petals and its centre; Avalokiteśvara may be placed in the heart and Amitābha on each petal, generally in the shape of the Sanskrit "seed" letter, or alphabetic letter. |
九會曼陀羅 九会曼陀罗 see styles |
jiǔ huì màn tuó luó jiu3 hui4 man4 tuo2 luo2 chiu hui man t`o lo chiu hui man to lo kue mandara |
nine assemblies maṇḍala |
五十二身像 see styles |
wǔ shí èr shēn xiàng wu3 shi2 er4 shen1 xiang4 wu shih erh shen hsiang gojūni shinzō |
The maṇḍala of Amitābha with his fifty-two attendant Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. Also known as 阿彌陀佛五十菩薩像 or 五十 ニ 尊 or 五通曼荼羅; said to have been communicated to 五通菩薩 in India at the 鷄頭磨寺. |
五通曼荼羅 五通曼荼罗 see styles |
wǔ tōng màn tú luó wu3 tong1 man4 tu2 luo2 wu t`ung man t`u lo wu tung man tu lo gotsū mandara |
maṇḍala of the five supernatural powers |
內心曼荼羅 内心曼荼罗 see styles |
nèi xīn màn tú luó nei4 xin1 man4 tu2 luo2 nei hsin man t`u lo nei hsin man tu lo naishin mandara |
(or 祕密曼荼羅) The 'central heart ' maṇḍala of the 大日經 or the central throne in the diamond realm lotus to which it refers. |
內心漫荼羅 内心漫荼罗 see styles |
nèi xīn màn tú luó nei4 xin1 man4 tu2 luo2 nei hsin man t`u lo nei hsin man tu lo naishin mandara |
internal maṇḍala |
兩部曼荼羅 两部曼荼罗 see styles |
liǎng bù màn tú luó liang3 bu4 man4 tu2 luo2 liang pu man t`u lo liang pu man tu lo ryōbu mandara |
maṇḍala of the two sections, i. e. dual powers of the two Japanese groups symbolizing the Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu v. 金剛界 and 胎藏界. |
四種曼荼羅 see styles |
shishumandara ししゅまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 大曼荼羅・だいまんだら,三昧耶曼荼羅・さんまやまんだら,法曼荼羅・ほうまんだら,羯磨曼荼羅・かつままんだら) four types of mandala (in Shingon) |
四重曼荼羅 四重曼荼罗 see styles |
sì chóng màn tú luó si4 chong2 man4 tu2 luo2 ssu ch`ung man t`u lo ssu chung man tu lo shijū mandara |
four rings of mandala |
大悲曼荼羅 大悲曼荼罗 see styles |
dà bēi màn tú luó da4 bei1 man4 tu2 luo2 ta pei man t`u lo ta pei man tu lo daihi mandara |
womb world maṇḍala born from great compassion |
天鼓雷音佛 see styles |
tiān gǔ léi yīn fó tian1 gu3 lei2 yin1 fo2 t`ien ku lei yin fo tien ku lei yin fo Tenko raion butsu |
鼓音如來 Divyadundubhimeghanirghosa. One of the five Buddhas in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, on the north of the central group; said to be one of the dharmakāya of Sakyamuai, his 等流身 or universal emanation body; and is known as 不動尊 corresponding with Akṣobhya, cf. 五智如來 and 大日經疏 4. |
當麻曼荼羅 当麻曼荼罗 see styles |
dāng má màn tú luó dang1 ma2 man4 tu2 luo2 tang ma man t`u lo tang ma man tu lo Taima (no) mandara |
Taima maṇḍala |
祕密曼荼羅 祕密曼荼罗 see styles |
mì mì màn tú luó mi4 mi4 man4 tu2 luo2 mi mi man t`u lo mi mi man tu lo himitsu mandara |
esoteric maṇḍala |
祕密漫荼羅 祕密漫荼罗 see styles |
mì mì màn tú luó mi4 mi4 man4 tu2 luo2 mi mi man t`u lo mi mi man tu lo himitsu mandara |
internal maṇḍala |
羯磨曼荼羅 see styles |
katsumamandara かつままんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity |
胎蔵曼荼羅 see styles |
taizoumandara / taizomandara たいぞうまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala |
金剛曼荼羅 金刚曼荼罗 see styles |
jīn gāng màn tú luó jin1 gang1 man4 tu2 luo2 chin kang man t`u lo chin kang man tu lo kongō mandara |
v. 金剛界. |
一切法界生印 see styles |
yī qiè fǎ jiè shēng yìn yi1 qie4 fa3 jie4 sheng1 yin4 i ch`ieh fa chieh sheng yin i chieh fa chieh sheng yin issai hokkai shōin |
One of the three signs in the maṇḍala of the Shingon School — the sign of producing all things or realms. |
三昧耶曼荼羅 三昧耶曼荼罗 see styles |
sān mèi yé màn tú luó san1 mei4 ye2 man4 tu2 luo2 san mei yeh man t`u lo san mei yeh man tu lo sanmayamandara さんまやまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.) samaya-maṇḍala. One of the four kinds of magic circles in which the saints are represented by the symbols of their power, e.g. pagoda, jewel, lotus, sword. |
不空供養菩薩 不空供养菩萨 see styles |
bù kōng gōng yǎng pú sà bu4 kong1 gong1 yang3 pu2 sa4 pu k`ung kung yang p`u sa pu kung kung yang pu sa Fukū kuyō bosatsu |
Āryāmogha-pūrṇamaṇi, also styled 如意金剛 'At will vajra'; in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, the fifth on the south of the 悉地 court. |
五祕密曼荼羅 五祕密曼荼罗 see styles |
wǔ mì mì màn tú luó wu3 mi4 mi4 man4 tu2 luo2 wu mi mi man t`u lo wu mi mi man tu lo go himitsu mandara |
or 十七尊曼荼羅 The maṇḍala of this group contains seventeen figures representing the five above named, with their twelve subordinates. |
十七尊曼荼羅 十七尊曼荼罗 see styles |
shí qī zūn màn tú luó shi2 qi1 zun1 man4 tu2 luo2 shih ch`i tsun man t`u lo shih chi tsun man tu lo jūshichison mandara |
maṇḍala of the seventeen sages |
胎蔵界曼荼羅 see styles |
taizoukaimandara / taizokaimandara たいぞうかいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら,両界曼荼羅・りょうかいまんだら) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala |
胎藏界曼荼羅 胎藏界曼荼罗 see styles |
tāi zàng jiè màn tú luó tai1 zang4 jie4 man4 tu2 luo2 t`ai tsang chieh man t`u lo tai tsang chieh man tu lo taizōkai mandara |
womb world maṇḍala |
胎藏界曼陀羅 胎藏界曼陀罗 see styles |
tāi zàng jiè màn tuó luó tai1 zang4 jie4 man4 tuo2 luo2 t`ai tsang chieh man t`o lo tai tsang chieh man to lo taizōkai mandara |
womb world maṇḍala |
金剛界曼荼羅 金刚界曼荼罗 see styles |
jīn gāng jiè màn tú luó jin1 gang1 jie4 man4 tu2 luo2 chin kang chieh man t`u lo chin kang chieh man tu lo kongoukaimandara / kongokaimandara こんごうかいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅・たいぞうかいまんだら,両界曼荼羅・りょうかいまんだら) Vajradhatu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala maṇḍala of the adamantine realm |
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