金剛夜叉明王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	剛	夜	叉	明	王
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S	や Grade: 2	しゃ Jinmeiyō	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)夜(や)叉(しゃ)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Kongō Yasha Myōō) 

1. (religion, Buddhism) Kongo Yasha Myōō, the Japanese name for Vajrayaksa, the Wisdom King of the North, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism, in Japan, China and elsewhere.

Coordinate terms

The 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō, “Five Wisdom Kings”) and associated directions are:

• 大威德明王 (だいいとくみょうおう, ​Daiitoku Myōō): west
• 降三世明王 (ごうざんぜんみょうおう, ​Gōzanze Myōō): east
• 不動明王 (ふどうみょうおう, ​Fudō Myōō): center
• 金剛夜叉明王 (こんごうやしゃみょうおう, ​Kongō Yasha Myōō): north
• 軍荼利明王 (ぐんだりみょうおう, ​Gundari Myōō): south

See also

• 金剛夜叉明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Vajrayakṣa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia