遍照金剛

Japanese
Kanji in this term
遍 照 金 剛
へん
Grade: S		 しょう > じょう
Grade: 4		 こん
Grade: 1		 ごう
Grade: S
on’yomi goon kan’yōon

Etymology

From 遍照 (henjō, “universal illumination”) +‎ 金剛 (kongō, “adamant, diamond, vajra”).

Proper noun

遍(へん)照(じょう)金(こん)剛(ごう) • (Henjō Kongō) ←へんぜうこんがう (fenzeukongau)?

  1. (Shingon Buddhism) Synonym of 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai): Mahāvairocana tathāgata
  2. (Buddhism) Courtesy name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism

Derived terms
  • 南(な)無(む)遍(へん)照(じょう)金(こん)剛(ごう) (Namu Henjō Kongō)
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