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馬頭観音 (ばとうかんのん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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かん
音のん
は
、
馬うま
の
守しゅ
護ご
神しん
と
し
て
信しん
仰こう
さ
れ
て
いる
。
Batō Kannon is worshipped as a guardian deity of horses.
A stone statue of Batō Kannon stood by the roadside.
Kanji 頭 head, counter for large animals 観 outlook, look, appearance Related words 観かん 音のん Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) is the bodhisattva of compassion; 馬頭観音 is a specific wrathful form with a horse-head ornament.
観かん 世ぜ 音おん Another name for Kannon; 馬頭観音 is one of the many manifestations, often listed among the Six Kannon.
Etymology From 馬頭 (horse head) + 観音 (Kannon, Avalokiteśvara). The name translates the Sanskrit Hayagrīva, a deity originally from Hindu tradition later incorporated into Buddhism as a wrathful form of Avalokiteśvara.
