歓かん喜ぎ天てん

noun

Nandikesvara; Ganesh in Buddhism

Buddhist term for the deity Ganesh, often depicted as an elephant-headed figure and considered a god of joy and harmony in Japanese esoteric Buddhism.

• 歓かん喜ぎ天てんは、仏ぶっ教きょうに取とり入いれられたガネーシャの姿すがたです。

  Kangiten is a form of Ganesha incorporated into Buddhism.