noun
Marici; Buddhist deity of light and invisibility
A Buddhist deity, often depicted as a warrior or with multiple arms, associated with light, protection, and invisibility. Used in Buddhist contexts.
摩利支天は武士の守護神として信仰された。
Marici was worshipped as a guardian deity of warriors.
この寺には摩利支天像が安置されている。
A statue of Marici is enshrined in this temple.
摩利支天 is the full honorific name for the same deity, more commonly used in Japanese Buddhism.
From Sanskrit Marīci, meaning 'ray of light', via Chinese Buddhist texts.