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There are 16 total results for your 五佛 search.

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五佛

see styles
wǔ fó
    wu3 fo2
wu fo
 gobutsu
The Five Dhyāni-Buddhas of the Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu; v. 五智如來.

五佛冠

see styles
wǔ fó guàn
    wu3 fo2 guan4
wu fo kuan
 gobutsu kan
jeweled crown of the five buddhas

五佛子

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wǔ fó zǐ
    wu3 fo2 zi3
wu fo tzu
 go busshi
Five classes of Buddhists; also idem 五比丘 q. v.

五佛性

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wǔ fó xìng
    wu3 fo2 xing4
wu fo hsing
 go busshō
The five characteristics of a Buddha' s nature: the first three are the 三因佛性 q. v., the fourth is 果佛性 the fruition of perfect enlightenment, and the fifth 果果佛性 the fruition of that fruition, or the revelation of parinirvāṇa. The first three are natural attributes, the two last are acquired.

五佛頂


五佛顶

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wǔ fó dǐng
    wu3 fo2 ding3
wu fo ting
 go butchō
(五佛頂尊); 五頂輪王 Five bodhisattvas sometimes placed on the left of Śākyamuni, indicative of five forms of wisdom: (1) 白傘佛頂輪王 (白蓋佛頂輪王); 白 M027897佛頂, Sitāta-patra, with white parasol, symbol of pure mercy, one of the titles of Avalokiteśvara; (2) 勝佛頂 Jaya, with sword symbol of wisdom, or discretion; (3) 最勝佛頂 (一字最勝佛頂輪王); 金輪佛頂 (最勝金輪佛頂); 轉輪王佛頂 Vijaya, with golden wheel symbol of unexcelled power of preaching; (4) 火聚佛頂; 光聚佛頂 (or 放光佛頂 or 火光佛頂) ; 高佛頂 Tejorāṣi, collected brilliance, with insignia of authority 如意寶 or a fame; (5) 捨除佛頂; 除障佛頂; 摧碎佛頂; 除業佛頂; 除蓋障佛頂; 尊勝, etc. Vikīrṇa, scattering and destroying all distressing delusion, with a hook as symbol.

十五佛

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shí wǔ fú
    shi2 wu3 fu2
shih wu fu
The thirty-five Buddhas before whom those who have committed sins involving interminable suffering should heartily repent. There are different lists.

五佛五身

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wǔ fó wǔ shēn
    wu3 fo2 wu3 shen1
wu fo wu shen
 gobutsu goshin
A Shingon term for the five Buddhas in their five manifestations: Vairocana as eternal and pure dharmakāya; Akṣobhya as immutable and sovereign; Ratnasaṃbhava as bliss and glory; Amitābha as wisdom in action; Śākyamuni as incarnation and nirmāṇakāya.

五佛寶冠


五佛宝冠

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wǔ fó bǎo guàn
    wu3 fo2 bao3 guan4
wu fo pao kuan
 gobutsu hōkan
五佛冠; 五智冠 (五智寶冠) ; 五寶天冠; 寶冠 A Buddha-crown containing the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas. The five Buddhas 'are always crowned when holding the śakti, and hence are called by the Tibetans the 'crowned Buddhas' (Getty). Vairocana in the Vajradhātu wears a crown with five points indicative of the five qualities of perfect wisdom, etc., as represented by the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas.

五佛灌頂


五佛灌顶

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wǔ fó guàn dǐng
    wu3 fo2 guan4 ding3
wu fo kuan ting
 gobutsu kanjō
Baptism with five vases of perfumed water, symbol of Buddha-wisdom in its five forms.

五佛頂尊


五佛顶尊

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wǔ fó dǐng zūn
    wu3 fo2 ding3 zun1
wu fo ting tsun
 gobutchōson
five buddha attendants

五佛頂法


五佛顶法

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wǔ fó dǐng fǎ
    wu3 fo2 ding3 fa3
wu fo ting fa
 go butchō hō
The forms, colors, symbols, etc., of the 五佛頂.

五佛頂經


五佛顶经

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wǔ fó dǐng jīng
    wu3 fo2 ding3 jing1
wu fo ting ching
 Go butchō kyō
Abbreviation for— 一字佛頂輪王經. There is also a 五佛頂三昧陀羅尼經 translated by Bodhiruci circa A. D. 503.

三十五佛

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sān shí wǔ fó
    san1 shi2 wu3 fo2
san shih wu fo
 sanjū go butsu
thirty-five buddhas

五佛羯磨印

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wǔ fó jié mó yìn
    wu3 fo2 jie2 mo2 yin4
wu fo chieh mo yin
 gobutsu konma in
The manual signs by which the characteristic of each of the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas is shown in the Diamond-realm group, i. e. Vairocana, the closed hand of wisdom; Akṣobhya, right fingers touching the ground, firm wisdom; Ratnasaṃbhava, right hand open uplifted, vow-making sign; Amitābha, samādhi sign, right fingers in left palm, preaching and ending doubts; and Amoghasiddhi, i. e. Śākyamuni, the karma sign, i. e. final nirvana. These mūdra, or manual signs, are from the 瑜祇經 but other forms are common.

胎藏界五佛

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tāi zàng jiè wǔ fó
    tai1 zang4 jie4 wu3 fo2
t`ai tsang chieh wu fo
    tai tsang chieh wu fo
 taizōkai gobutsu
five buddhas of the garbhadhātu

金剛界五佛


金刚界五佛

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jīn gāng jiè wǔ fó
    jin1 gang1 jie4 wu3 fo2
chin kang chieh wu fo
 kongōkai gobutsu
five buddhas of the vajradhātu

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 16 results for "五佛" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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