降三世明王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
降	三	世	明	王
ごう Grade: 6	さん > ざん Grade: 1	せ > ぜ Grade: 3	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

降(ごう)三(ざん)世(ぜ)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Gōzanze Myōō)

(religion, Buddhism) Trailokyavijaya, the Wisdom King of the east, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism

Coordinate terms

The 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō, “Five Wisdom Kings”) and associated directions are:

大威德明王 (だいいとくみょうおう, Daiitoku Myōō): west
降三世明王 (ごうざんぜみょうおう, Gōzanze Myōō): east
不動明王 (ふどうみょうおう, Fudō Myōō): center
不空成就如来 (金剛夜叉明王, Kongō Yasha Myōō): north
軍荼利明王 (ぐんだりみょうおう, Gundari Myōō): south

See also

降三世明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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