軍荼利明王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軍	荼	利	明	王
ぐん Grade: 4	だ Hyōgaiji	り Grade: 4	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

軍荼利明王 (hiragana ぐんだりみょうおう, rōmaji Gundari Myōō)

(religion, Buddhism) Gundari Myōō, the Japanese name for Kundali, the Wisdom King of the South, 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

軍荼利明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Kundali on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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