四し曼まん

noun

four types of mandala (in Shingon Buddhism)

Abbreviation of 四種曼荼羅 (ししゅまんだら), a technical term in Shingon Buddhism referring to the four categories of mandala: 大曼荼羅, 三昧耶曼荼羅, 法曼荼羅, and 羯磨曼荼羅. Used primarily in religious or academic contexts.

See also: 四種曼荼羅

• 四し曼まんは真しん言ごん密みっ教きょうの重じゅう要ような概がい念ねんです。

  The four types of mandala are an important concept in Shingon esoteric Buddhism.