八はち幡まん大だい菩ぼ薩さつ

noun

Great Bodhisattva Hachiman

A title for the kami Hachiman, arising from Shinto-Buddhist syncretism (shinbutsu shūgō). Used in historical and religious contexts.

See also: 八幡神

• 八はち幡まん大だい菩ぼ薩さつは、神しん仏ぶつ習しゅう合ごうの時じ代だいに八はち幡まん神しんに与あたえられた称しょう号ごうです。

  Hachiman Daibosatsu is a title given to the kami Hachiman during the era of Shinto-Buddhist syncretism.