金こん剛ごう盤ばん

noun

kongoban; ritual tray for vajra implements

A specialized Buddhist ritual tray used in esoteric (Shingon and Tendai) ceremonies. It holds a vajra bell and three types of vajra pestles. The term is primarily encountered in religious or art-historical contexts.

• 密みっ教きょうの儀ぎ式しきでは、金こん剛ごう盤ばんの上うえに金こん剛ごう鈴れいと三さん種しゅの金こん剛ごう杵しょを置おく。

  In esoteric Buddhist rituals, a vajra bell and three kinds of vajra pestles are placed on the kongoban.