also: しゅうこんごうじん · しっこんごうじん
Vajradhara (vajra-wielding gods)
Buddhist term referring to deities who hold a vajra (金剛杵), often depicted as guardian figures. Related to 仁王 (Niō).
Statues of Vajradhara are enshrined at the temple gate.
執金剛神は仏法を守護する神々の一柱である。
Vajradhara is one of the deities that protect the Buddhist teachings.
The vajra weapon itself, not the deity wielding it.
Guardian kings often depicted at temple gates; a subset of vajra-wielding deities.
Standard kanji form for this Buddhist term. The reading しゅこんごうじん is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than しゅこんごうじん.
Alternate reading; less common than しゅこんごうじん.
From Sanskrit Vajradhara, meaning 'vajra-holder'. The Japanese reading is a phonetic adaptation of the Chinese characters 執金剛神.