三さん尊ぞん

noun

Buddha triad; image of a Buddha with two Bodhisattvas

Only with reading さんぞん

Buddhist term for a central Buddha flanked by two attendant Bodhisattvas, often seen in statuary or paintings.

• この寺てらには阿あ弥み陀だ三さん尊ぞんの像ぞうが安あん置ちされている。

  This temple houses a statue of the Amida Buddha triad.

noun

The Three Jewels; Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

Only with reading さんぞん

Buddhist term for the three core refuges: the Buddha, his teachings (Dharma), and the monastic community (Sangha). Cross-referenced with 三宝.

See also: 三宝

• 仏ぶっ教きょう徒とは三さん尊ぞんに帰き依えする。

  Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels.

noun

head and shoulders pattern

Only with reading さんぞん

Technical chart pattern in stock or commodity trading, resembling a head with two shoulders. Related to 三尊天井.

See also: 三尊天井

• チャートに三さん尊ぞんの形かたちが現あらわれると、相そう場ばの天てん井じょうを示しめすことがある。

  When a head and shoulders pattern appears on a chart, it can indicate a market top.

noun

three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher

Rare, traditional Confucian-influenced concept; not commonly used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい教おしえでは、三さん尊ぞんとして師し・父ちち・師し匠しょうを敬うやまうべきとされる。

  In old teachings, one should revere the three esteemed ones: one's master, father, and teacher.