普ふ賢げん菩ぼ薩さつ

noun

Samantabhadra; Fugen Bosatsu; Puxian

A major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, often depicted riding a white elephant and associated with practice and meditation. The name is used in Japanese Buddhist contexts.

• 普ふ賢げん菩ぼ薩さつは白しろい象ぞうに乗のった姿すがたで描えがかれることが多おおい。

  Samantabhadra is often depicted riding a white elephant.

• このお寺てらの本ほん尊ぞんは普ふ賢げん菩ぼ薩さつです。

  The principal image of this temple is Fugen Bosatsu.