金こん剛ごう力りき士し

noun

Deva king; Vajrapani

Buddhist guardian deity, often depicted as a pair of muscular figures at temple gates, holding a vajra (金剛杵).

See also: 金剛杵 (こんごうしょ)

• 金こん剛ごう力りき士し像ぞうは、お寺てらの門かどの左さ右ゆうに立たっていることが多おおい。

  Statues of Deva kings often stand on the left and right sides of temple gates.