Words — 173 found
かつままんだら
羯磨曼荼羅
1. karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deityBuddhism, See also 四種曼荼羅 ししゅまんだら
ほうそうがみ
疱瘡神
1. smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
疱瘡神 【ほうそうしん】
1. goddess; female deity
2. Mekami
1. god who protects the roads; traveler's guardian deity
やさかとめのかみ
八坂刀売神
1. Yasakatome; deity worshipped at various (lower) Suwa shrines, and consort of TakeminakataJapanese mythology
たけみなかたのかみ
建御名方神
1. Takeminakata; Minakatatomi; Takeminakatatomi; deity of military arts and agriculture, son of Ōkuninushi and worshipped at Suwa Grand ShrineJapanese mythology, See also 大国主命
タケミナカタノカミ
1. powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
こうせい
降生
1. birth of a deity or Buddha as a human being; descent into this worldArchaic
降生 【ごうせい】、降生 【こうしょう】、降生 【ごうしょう】、降世 【こうせい】、降世 【ごうせい】、降世 【こうしょう】、降世 【ごうしょう】
ながすねひこ
長髄彦
1. Nagasunehiko; legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity NigihayahiLegend
しゃしょく
社稷
1. state; country; nationOnly applies to しゃしょく
2. tutelary deity; god of grain
社稷 【すめらおおもとお】
じゃしんぞう
邪神像
1. statue of an evil god; idol of a malevolent deity
2. poorly-made or grotesque-looking figure (of a character); cursed figureInternet slang
やまびこ
山彦
1. echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains)
2. mountain god; mountain guardian deity
山びこ 【やまびこ】
1. pleasures of a pious lifeBuddhism
2. entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha
3. pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure
4. free admission
1. (profound) realization; awareness; appreciation; becoming (spiritually) awakened (to)
2. one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted
3. obtaining (something) unexpectedlyArchaic
じもつ
持物
1. object held in the hand of a Buddhist image; attribute of a deityBuddhism
持物 【じぶつ】
そみんしょうらい
蘇民将来
1. tower-shaped wooden talisman
2. apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease