expression, noun
three-pronged vajra thrown by Kūkai to determine the site for Esoteric Buddhism's holy land
A specific Buddhist term referring to the ritual object Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) is said to have thrown upon his return from China; it landed at Mount Kōya, marking the location for his monastery.
空海が唐から帰国する際、飛行の三鈷を投げたと伝えられている。
It is said that when Kūkai returned from Tang China, he threw the flying three-pronged vajra.
飛行の三鈷は高野山に落ちたとされ、そこが真言密教の聖地となった。
The flying three-pronged vajra is said to have landed on Mount Kōya, which then became the holy land of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.
From 飛行 (flying) + の (possessive particle) + 三鈷 (three-pronged vajra). The term originates from the legend of Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) throwing a vajra to choose the site for his monastery.