荼

Meaning

荼 refers to a weed, specifically a bitter plant. Its meaning is narrow and concrete, centered on an unwanted or harsh-tasting plant.

• 曼荼羅まんだら

  mandala

• 荼毘だび

  cremation

• 三昧耶曼荼羅さんまやまんだら

  samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)

• 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

• 両部曼荼羅りょうぶまんだら

  Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas

• 四種曼荼羅ししゅまんだら

  four types of mandala (in Shingon)

• 大曼荼羅だいまんだら

  great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity

• 法曼荼羅ほうまんだら

  dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit

• 羯磨曼荼羅かつままんだら

  karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity

• 胎蔵曼荼羅たいぞうまんだら

  Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala

• 胎蔵界曼荼羅たいぞうかいまんだら

  Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala

• 荼枳尼だきに

  Dakini (fairy-goddess)

• 荼毘に付すだびにふす

  to cremate (a body)

• 軍荼利ぐんだり

  Kundali (tantric Buddhist deity)

• 軍荼利明王ぐんだりみょうおう

  Kundali

• 金剛界曼荼羅こんごうかいまんだら

  Vajradhatu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala

• 鳩槃荼くはんだ

  Kumbhanda; demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality

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