不空羂索観音ふくうけんじゃくかんのん

also: ふくうけんさくかんのん

Meanings

Amoghapāśa; Fukūkenjaku Kannon

A manifestation of Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) in Esoteric Buddhism, often depicted with multiple arms and a lasso (羂索) to save sentient beings. One of the 六観音 (Six Kannon).

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
空empty, sky, void
羂trap, snare
索cord, rope, searching
観outlook, look, appearance
音sound, noise

Related words

観かん音のん
Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) in general; 不空羂索観音 is a specific esoteric form.
六ろく観かん音のん
The Six Kannon group, of which 不空羂索観音 is one member.

Written forms

不空羂索観音
- ふくうけんじゃくかんのん
  Standard kanji form for this Buddhist deity; reading ふくうけんじゃくかんのん is the most common.
- ふくうけんさくかんのん
  Alternate reading; けんさく is a variant of けんじゃく (羂索).
ふくうけんさくかんのん

Etymology

From Sanskrit Amoghapāśa (अमोघपाश), meaning 'unfailing lasso'. The Japanese name translates the Sanskrit: 不空 (fukū, 'unfailing') + 羂索 (kenjaku/kensaku, 'lasso') + 観音 (Kannon).