大威德明王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	威	德	明	王
だい Grade: 1	い Grade: S	とく Jinmeiyō	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1

Proper noun

大(だい)威(い)德(とく)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Daiitoku Myōō) 

1. (religion, Buddhism) Daiitoku Myōō, the Japanese name for Yamantaka, the Wisdom King of the West, 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
• 不空成就如来 (金剛夜叉明王, ​Kongō Yasha Myōō): north
• 軍荼利明王 (ぐんだりみょうおう, ​Gundari Myōō): south

See also

• 大威德明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Yamantaka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia