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脇わき侍じ

also: きょうじ

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Meanings

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noun

flanking attendant image (in a Buddhist triad)

Buddhist term for the attendant figures flanking the central deity in a triad arrangement, such as the bodhisattvas beside Amida Buddha. Compare 中尊 (central image) and 三尊 (triad).

See also: 三尊 (さんぞん) · 中尊 (ちゅうぞん)