also: しゅうこんごうじん · しっこんごうじん
noun
Vajradhara (vajra-wielding gods)
Buddhist term referring to deities who hold a vajra (金剛杵), often depicted as guardian figures. Related to 仁王 (Niō).
寺の門には執金剛神の像が安置されている。
Statues of Vajradhara are enshrined at the temple gate.
執金剛神は仏法を守護する神々の一柱である。
Vajradhara is one of the deities that protect the Buddhist teachings.
From Sanskrit Vajradhara, meaning 'vajra-holder'. The Japanese reading is a phonetic adaptation of the Chinese characters 執金剛神.