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日光菩薩 (にっこうぼさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日にっ光こう菩ぼ薩さつ

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Meanings

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Suryaprabha bodhisattva

A bodhisattva associated with sunlight, often paired with 月光菩薩 (Gakkō Bosatsu, Candraprabha) as attendants of Yakushi Nyorai.

薬やく師し如にょ来らいの脇きょう侍じとし

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日にっ

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菩ぼ

薩さつ

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月がっ

光こう

菩ぼ

薩さつ

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安あん

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いる

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As attendants of Yakushi Nyorai, Suryaprabha and Candraprabha bodhisattvas are enshrined.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
光ray, light
菩kind of grass, sacred tree
薩salvation, Buddha

Related words

月がっ光こう菩ぼ薩さつ
月光菩薩 (Candraprabha) is the counterpart associated with moonlight, often appearing together with 日光菩薩.

Etymology

From 日光 (sunlight) + 菩薩 (bodhisattva), a direct translation of the Sanskrit name Suryaprabha.