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金剛夜叉 (kongouyasha) Japanese meaning: Vajrayaksa | Kotomora

金こん剛ごう夜や叉しゃ

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Meanings

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Vajrayaksa

A Buddhist deity, one of the Five Wisdom Kings (五大明王) in Shingon Buddhism. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific figure.

金こん剛ごう夜や叉しゃ明みょう王おうは、五ご大だい明みょう王おうの一いっ尊そんとして知

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Vajrayaksa is known as one of the Five Wisdom Kings.

Kanji

金gold
剛sturdy, strength
夜night, evening
叉fork in road, crotch
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

五ご大だい明みょう王おう
The group of Five Wisdom Kings to which Vajrayaksa belongs; 金剛夜叉 is one member.

Written forms

金こん剛ごう夜や叉しゃ
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist deity name.
金剛薬叉こんごうやしゃ
Variant kanji spelling using 薬叉 for yaksa; less common.

Etymology

From Sanskrit Vajrayakṣa, via Buddhist texts. 金剛 (vajra, 'diamond' or 'thunderbolt') + 夜叉 (yakṣa, a class of nature spirits).