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Virūpākṣa (Nāga)
Virūpākṣa (Sanskrit; Pali: Virūpakkha; traditional Chinese: 廣目天王; simplified Chinese: 广目天王; pinyin: ''Guǎngmù Tiānwáng''; Japanese: 広目天 ''Kōmokuten'') is a major deity in Buddhism. He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and a dharmapala. Names The name ''Virūpākṣa'' is a Sanskrit compound of the words ''virūpa'' (ugly; deformed) and ''akṣa'' (eyes). Buddhaghosa interpreted ''virūpa'' as also meaning "various", which lends to the understanding that Virūpākṣa is endowed with clairvoyance. Other names include: *Traditional Chinese: 廣目天王; simplified Chinese: 广目天王; pinyin: Guǎngmù Tiānwáng; Korean: 광목천왕 ''Gwangmok Cheonwang''; Vietnamese: ''Quảng Mục Thiên Vương'', a calque of Sanskrit ''Virūpākṣa'' *Traditional Chinese: 毘楼博叉; pinyin: Bílóubóchā; Japanese: ''Birubakusha''; Korean: 비류박차 ''Bilyubagcha''; Tagalog: Bilupaksa; Vietnamese: ''Tỳ Lưu Bác Xoa''. This is a transliteration o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōruri-ji
is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple located in the Nishio Futaba, Kamo-cho neighborhood of the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon Ritsu school and has both Amida Nyorai and Yakushi Nyorai as its ''honzon''. The temple is commonly known as Kutai-ji (九体寺) because nine statues of Amida Nyorai are enshrined in the main hall, and it was also called Nishi-Odawara-dera (西小田原寺) in the past. The temple is heavily influenced by Pure Land Buddhism, Pure Land thought. With an historic Japanese garden]It is one of the few remaining examples of a Japanese garden#The Paradise Garden, Paradise Garden of the early Heian period. The three-storied pagoda, the hondō, main hall, the group of nine sitting Amida Nyorai statues and the group of Four Heavenly Kings are all Cultural Properties of Japan, designated as National Treasures of Japan, National Treasures. History The foundations of Jōruri-ji are uncertain. There are several theori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
