はんにゃ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はんにゃ – see the following entry.

【般若】 [noun] (Buddhism) prajñā, Buddhist transcendental wisdom [noun] (Noh) a type of mask with the appearance of a grinning horned demoness [noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a hannya mask [noun] A star or monk's hood cactus, Astrophytum ornatum [noun] Short for 般若面 (hannyazura): a dreadful face [noun] a 伽羅 (kyara)-class aromatic wood [proper noun] Short for 般若経 (Hannya-kyō): the Great Perfection of Wisdom collection of sutras [proper noun] Short for 般若寺 (Hannya-ji): the Hannya Temple in Nara Alternative spellings 波若, ハンニャ

(This term, はんにゃ (hannya), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)