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師傅


师傅

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shī fu
    shi1 fu5
shih fu
 shifu
    しふ

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Master / Skilled Worker
master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child

獅子


狮子

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shī zi
    shi1 zi5
shih tzu
 chishi
    ちし

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Lion
lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]
(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (place-name) Chishi
lion

衛士


卫士

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wèi shì
    wei4 shi4
wei shih
 eji; eishi / eji; eshi
    えじ; えいし

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Guardian / Defender
guardian; defender
(1) gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; (2) young forced labour (ritsuryō system); (given name) Eiji

金剛


金刚

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jīn gāng
    jin1 gang1
chin kang
 kongou / kongo
    こんごう

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Diamond
diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
(1) vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; (2) thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth; (p,s,g) Kongou
vajra, 伐闍羅; 跋折羅 (or跋闍羅); 縛曰羅(or 縛日羅) The thunderbolt of Indra, often called the diamond club; but recent research considers it a sun symbol. The diamond, synonym of hardness, indestructibility, power, the least frangible of minerals. It is one of the saptaratna 七寶.

關羽


关羽

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guān yǔ
    guan1 yu3
kuan yü

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Guan Yu
Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty; posomethingumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama

保護者


保护者

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bǎo hù zhě
    bao3 hu4 zhe3
pao hu che
 hogosha
    ほごしゃ

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Protector
protector
guardian; protector; patron; parent

獅子舞

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 shishimai
    ししまい

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Lion Dance
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

石獅子


石狮子

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shí shī zi
    shi2 shi1 zi5
shih shih tzu

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Fu Dog / Foo Dog
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc

守護天使

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 shugotenshi
    しゅごてんし

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Guardian Angel
guardian angel

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zhǔ
    zhu3
chu
 nushi
    ぬし
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
(1) head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; (2) owner; proprietor; proprietress; (3) subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); (4) guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.); (5) husband; (pronoun) (6) (familiar language) (See おぬし) you; (given name) Mamoru
Chief, lord, master; to control.


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    ce4
ts`e
    tse
 kawaya
    かわや
variant of 廁|厕[ce4]
(dated) privy; toilet
A privy, cesspool; also called 西淨; 東淨; 東司; 雪隱; 後架; 起止處, etc. Ucchuṣma, v. 烏, is the guardian spirit of the cesspool.

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jiè
    jie4
chieh
 kai; ingoto(ok)
    かい; いんごと(ok)
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
(1) (かい only) {Buddh} admonition; commandment; (2) sila (precept)
śīla, 尸羅. Precept, command, prohibition, discipline, rule; morality. It is applied to the five, eight, ten, 250, and other commandments. The five are: (1) not to kill; (2 ) not to steal; (3) not to commit adultery; (4) not to speak falsely; (5) not to drink wine. These are the commands for lay disciples; those who observe them will be reborn in the human realm. The Sarvāstivādins did not sanction the observance of a limited selection from them as did the 成實宗 Satyasiddhi school. Each of the five precepts has five guardian spirits, in all twenty-five, 五戒二十五神. The eight for lay disciples are the above five together with Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of the following; the ten commands for the ordained, monks and nuns, are the above five with the following: (6) not to use adornments of flowers, nor perfumes; (7) not to perform as an actor, juggler, acrobat, or go to watch and hear them; (8) not to sit on elevated, broad, and large divans (or beds); (9) not to eat except in regulation hours; (10) not to possess money, gold or silver, or precious things. The 具足戒full commands for a monk number 250, those for a nun are 348, commonly called 500. Śīla is also the first of the 五分法身, i.e. a condition above all moral error. The Sutra of Brahma's Net has the following after the first five: (6) not to speak of the sins of those in orders; (7) not to vaunt self and depreciate others; (8) not to be avaricious; (9) not to be angry; (10) not to slander the triratna.

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 koma
    こま
(n,n-pref) (1) Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (2) (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine; (surname, female given name) Koma

三神

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 sanjin
    さんじん
(1) {Shinto} the three gods of creation; (2) five-grain guardian gods; (surname) Mitsugami

二王

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èr wáng
    er4 wang2
erh wang
 niō
    におう
the two guardian Deva kings
The two guardian spirits represented on the temple gates, styled Vajrayakṣa 金剛夜叉 or 神 or 夜叉神.

仁王

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rén wáng
    ren2 wang2
jen wang
 niwa
    にわ
the two guardian Deva kings; (personal name) Niwa
The benevolent king, Buddha; the name Śākya is intp. as 能仁 able in generosity. Also an ancient king, probably imaginary, of the 'sixteen countries' of India, for whom the Buddha is said to have dictated the 仁王經, a sutra with two principal translations into Chinese, the first by Kumārajīva styled 仁王般若經 or 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 without magical formulae, the second by Amogha (不空) styled 仁王護國般若波羅蜜經, etc., into which the magical formulae were introduced; these were for royal ceremonials to protect the country from all kinds of calamities and induce prosperity.

伽藍


伽蓝

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qié lán
    qie2 lan2
ch`ieh lan
    chieh lan
 garan
    がらん
Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 僧伽藍摩) temple (esp. large one); monastery; (suffix noun) (2) {Buddh} temple building; (surname) Tokiai
僧伽藍摩; 僧藍 saṅghārāma or saṅghāgāra. (1) The park of a monastery. (2) A monastery, convent. There are eighteen伽藍神 guardian spirits of a monastery.

勢至


势至

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shì zhì
    shi4 zhi4
shih chih
 seiji / seji
    せいじ
(personal name) Seiji
He whose wisdom and power reach everywhere, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, i.e. 大勢至 q.v. Great power arrived (at maturity), the bodhisattva on the right of Amitābha, who is the guardian of Buddha-wisdom.; See 大勢至菩薩.

地藏

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dì zàng
    di4 zang4
ti tsang
 jizou / jizo
    じぞう
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
(surname) Jizou
Ti-tsang, J. Jizō, Kṣitigarbha, 乞叉底蘗沙; Earth-store, Earth-treasury, or Earthwomb. One of the group of eight Dhvani- Bodhisattvas. With hints of a feminine origin, he is now the guardian of the earth. Though associated with Yama as overlord, and with the dead and the hells, his role is that of saviour. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the nirvana of Śākyamuni and the advent of Maitreya the fifth century he has been especially considered as the deliverer from the hells. His central place in China is at Chiu-hua-shan, forty li south-west of Ch'ing-yang in Anhui. In Japan he is also the protector of travellers by land and his image accordingly appears on the roads; bereaved parents put stones by his images to seek his aid in relieving the labours of their dead in the task of piling stones on the banks of the Buddhist Styx; he also helps women in labour. He is described as holding a place between the gods and men on the one hand and the hells on the other for saving all in distress; some say he is an incarnation of Yama. At dawn he sits immobile on the earth 地 and meditates on the myriads of its beings 藏. When represented as a monk, it may be through the influence of a Korean monk who is considered to be his incarnation, and who came to China in 653 and died in 728 at the age of 99 after residing at Chiu-hua-shan for seventy-five years: his body, not decaying, is said to have been gilded over and became an object of worship. Many have confused 眞羅 part of Korea with 暹羅 Siam. There are other developments of Ti-tsang, such as the 六地藏 Six Ti-tsang, i. e. severally converting or transforming those in the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and the devas; these six Ti-tsang have different images and symbols. Ti-tsang has also six messengers 六使者: Yama for transforming those in hell; the pearl-holder for pretas; the strong one or animals; the devīof mercy for asuras; the devī of the treasure for human beings; one who has charge of the heavens for the devas. There is also the 延命地藏 Yanming Ti-tsang, who controls length of days and who is approached, as also may be P'u-hsien, for that Purpose; his two assistants are the Supervisors of good and evil 掌善 and 掌惡. Under another form, as 勝軍地藏 Ti-tsang is chiefly associated with the esoteric cult. The benefits derived from his worship are many, some say ten, others say twenty-eight. His vows are contained in the 地藏菩薩本願經. There is also the 大乘大集地藏十電經 tr. by Xuanzang in 10 juan in the seventh century, which probably influenced the spread of the Ti-tsang cult.

城隍

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chéng huáng
    cheng2 huang2
ch`eng huang
    cheng huang
 joukou / joko
    じょうこう
Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)
(1) (rare) castle and moat; castle's moat; (2) City God (Taoist guardian god of a city)

夜叉

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yè chā
    ye4 cha1
yeh ch`a
    yeh cha
 yasha
    やしゃ
yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword); (fig.) ferocious-looking person
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors) (san: yaksa); (given name) Yasha
乞叉; 藥叉; 閱叉 yakṣa, (1) demons in the earth, or in the air, or in the lower heavens; they are malignant, and violent, and devourers (of human flesh). (2) The 八大將, the eight attendants of Kuvera, or Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth; those on earth bestow wealth, those in the empyrean houses and carriages, those in the lower heavens guard the moat and gates of the heavenly city. There is another set of sixteen. The names of all are given in 陀羅尼集經 3. See also 羅 for rakṣa and 吉 for kṛtya. yakṣa-kṛtya are credited with the powers of both yakṣa and kṛtya.

婆羅


婆罗

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pó luó
    po2 luo2
p`o lo
    po lo
 bara
pāla; keeper, guardian, warden; vihārapāla, warden of a monastery. bala; power, strength, especially the 五力 five powers, pañca bālani, i.e. 五根; also the 十力 daśabala, ten powers. Name of the sister of Ānanda who offered milk to Śākyamuni. bāla; 'young,' 'immature,' 'simpleton, fool,' 'hair' (M.W.); ignorant, unenlightened, see bālapṛthagjana, below.

子安

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 koyasu
    こやす
(1) (abbreviation) safe, easy childbirth; (2) (See 子安観音,子安地蔵) guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara); (surname) Shian

守寺

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shǒu sì
    shou3 si4
shou ssu
 shuji
The guardian, or caretaker, of a monastery.

守役

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 moriyaku
    もりやく
nurse; nanny; guardian

家長


家长

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jiā zhǎng
    jia1 zhang3
chia chang
 kachou / kacho
    かちょう
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch; (surname) Ienaga

山守

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 yamamori
    やまもり
ranger (forest); mountain guardian; (place-name, surname) Yamamori

山彦

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 yamabiko
    やまびこ
(1) echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); (2) mountain god; mountain guardian deity; (surname, given name) Yamabiko

山番

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 yamaban
    やまばん
ranger (forest); mountain guardian

山霊

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 sanrei / sanre
    さんれい
a mountain's guardian deity

市姫

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 ichihime
    いちひめ
female guardian deity of the market; (place-name, surname) Ichihime

市神

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 ichigami
    いちがみ
city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace; (place-name) Ichigami

師子


师子

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shī zǐ
    shi1 zi3
shih tzu
 noriko
    のりこ
(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (female given name) Noriko
siṃha, a lion; also 枲伽; idem獅子 Buddha, likened to the lion, the king of animals, in respect of his fearlessness.

影護


影护

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yǐng hù
    ying3 hu4
ying hu
 yōgo
Like a shadow-guardian, always following like a shadow the substance.

後見

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 kouken / koken
    こうけん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) guardianship; guardian; (2) (theatrical) assistant; prompter

心城

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xīn chéng
    xin1 cheng2
hsin ch`eng
    hsin cheng
 shinjō
The citadel of the mind, i. e. as guardian over action; others intp. it as the body, cf. 心亭.

忍辱

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rěn rù
    ren3 ru4
jen ju
 ninniku
    にんにく
(1) {Buddh} forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); (2) (rare) (See にんにく) garlic
羼提波羅蜜多 (or 羼底波羅蜜多) kṣānti pāramitā; patience, especially bearing insult and distress without resentment, the third of the six pāramitās 六度. Its guardian Bodhisattva is the third on the left in the hall of space in the Garbhadhātu.

文殊

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wén shū
    wen2 shu1
wen shu
 monju
    もんじゅ
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
(Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju
(文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N.

氏寺

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shì sì
    shi4 si4
shih ssu
 ujidera
    うじでら
shrine built to a guardian deity
family temple

氏神

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 ujigami
    うじがみ
{Shinto} patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity; (personal name) Ujinokami

河神

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hé shén
    he2 shen2
ho shen
 kashin
    かしん
river god
guardian deity of rivers; river god; (surname) Kawakami

波叉

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bō chā
    bo1 cha1
po ch`a
    po cha
 Hasha
Virūpākṣa, 毘留愽叉, 鼻溜波阿叉 irregular-eyed, a syn. of Śiva; the guardian king of the West.

狛犬

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 komainu
    こまいぬ
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

産神

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 ubugami
    うぶがみ
(See 産の神) guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace

監護


监护

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jiān hù
    jian1 hu4
chien hu
 kango
    かんご
to act as a guardian
(noun, transitive verb) custody and care

神將


神将

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shén jiàng
    shen2 jiang4
shen chiang
 jinsō
guardian generals

神王

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 shinnou; jinnou / shinno; jinno
    しんのう; じんのう
(1) god king; god-king; (2) {Buddh} guardian deity; (surname) Shin'ou

神衆


神众

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shén zhòng
    shen2 zhong4
shen chung
 jinshu
guardian deities

船玉

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 funadama
    ふなだま
guardian deity of a ship; (place-name) Funadama

船霊

see styles
 funadama
    ふなだま
guardian deity of a ship

船魂

see styles
 funadama
    ふなだま
guardian deity of a ship

行神

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 koushin / koshin
    こうしん
god who protects the roads; traveler's guardian deity

衛報


卫报

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wèi bào
    wei4 bao4
wei pao
The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)

覺母


觉母

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jué mǔ
    jue2 mu3
chüeh mu
 kakumo
Mother of enlightenment, a title of Mañjuśrī as the eternal guardian of mystic wisdom, all buddhas, past, present, and future, deriving their enlightenment from him as its guardian; also 佛母.

護寺


护寺

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hù sì
    hu4 si4
hu ssu
 goji
vihārapāla, guardian deity of a monastery.

閻魔


阎魔

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yán mó
    yan2 mo2
yen mo
 enma
    えんま
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
{Buddh} Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma; (dei) Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
閻王 閻羅; (閻魔王); 閻摩羅; 閻老 Yama, also v. 夜; 閻羅王 Yama. (1) In the Vedas the god of the dead, with whom the spirits of the departed dwell. He was son of the Sun and had a twin sister Yamī or Yamuna. By some they were looked upon as the first human pair. (2) In later Brahmanic mythology, one of the eight Lokapālas, guardian of the South and ruler of the Yamadevaloka and judge of the dead. (3) In Buddhist mythology, the regent of the Nārakas, residing south of Jambudvīpa, outside of the Cakravālas, in a palace of copper and iron. Originally he is described as a king of Vaiśālī, who, when engaged in a bloody war, wished he were master of hell, and was accordingly reborn as Yama in hell together with his eighteen generals and his army of 80,000 men, who now serve him in purgatory. His sister Yamī deals with female culprits. Three times in every twenty-four hours demon pours into Yama's mouth boiling copper (by way of punishment), his subordinates receiving the same dose at the same time, until their sins are expiated, when he will be reborn as Samantarāja 普王. In China he rules the fifth court of purgatory. In some sources he is spoken of as ruling the eighteen judges of purgatory.

三戦神

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 sansenjin
    さんせんじん
{Buddh} (See 摩利支天,大黒天・1,毘沙門天) the three guardian deities in time of war (Marici, Mahakala and Vaisravana)

主夜神

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zhǔ yè shén
    zhu3 ye4 shen2
chu yeh shen
 shu ya jin
night guardian

二王尊

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èr wáng zūn
    er4 wang2 zun1
erh wang tsun
 ni ōson
two guardian deities

仁王尊

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rén wáng zūn
    ren2 wang2 zun1
jen wang tsun
 ninō son
The two Vajrapāṇi 阿 and 吽 who act as door guardians of temples, variously known as 密跡菩薩, 密修力士, 執金剛神, and 那羅延金剛.

代諾者

see styles
 daidakusha
    だいだくしゃ
legal representative; legal guardian

便所神

see styles
 benjogami
    べんじょがみ
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy

保護人


保护人

see styles
bǎo hù rén
    bao3 hu4 ren2
pao hu jen
guardian; carer; patron

保護神


保护神

see styles
bǎo hù shén
    bao3 hu4 shen2
pao hu shen
patron saint; guardian angel

倶毘羅


倶毘罗

see styles
jù pí luó
    ju4 pi2 luo2
chü p`i lo
    chü pi lo
 kubira
(1) kumbhīra, crocodile; also鳩鞞羅; 倶尾羅. (2) Kuvera, Kubera, the guardian king of the north, v. 毘沙門 Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth.

十二神

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shí èr shén
    shi2 er4 shen2
shih erh shen
 juunijin / junijin
    じゅうにじん
(place-name) Jūnijin
(十二神明王) The twelve spirits connected with the cult of 藥師 the Master of Healing. Also 十二神將. They are associated with the twelve hours of the day, of which they are guardian spirits. Their names are as follows: 宮 (or 金) 毘羅 Kumbhīra; 伐折羅 Vajra; 迷企羅 Mihira; 安底羅 Aṇḍīra; 頞儞羅 Anila; 珊底羅 Śaṇḍila; 因陀羅 Indra; 波夷羅Pajra; 摩虎羅 Mahoraga; 眞達羅 Kinnara; 招杜羅 Catura; and 毘羯羅 Vikarāla.

厠の神

see styles
 kawayanokami
    かわやのかみ
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy

同生天

see styles
tóng shēng tiān
    tong2 sheng1 tian1
t`ung sheng t`ien
    tung sheng tien
 dōshō ten
同生神; 同名天 The first two of these terms are intp. as the guardian deva, or spirit, who is sahaja, i. e. born or produced simultaneously with the person he protects; the last is the deva who has the same name as the one he protects.

唐獅子

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 karajishi; karashishi
    からじし; からしし
(1) (See 獅子・2) (mythical) Chinese lion; Chinese guardian lion; (2) Chinese-style figure of a lion; artistic rendering of a lion

四大護


四大护

see styles
sì dà hù
    si4 da4 hu4
ssu ta hu
 shidaigo
The guardian devas of the four quarters: south 金剛無勝結護; east 無畏結護; north 懷諸怖結護; and west 難降伏結護. The 四大佛護院 is the thirteenth group of the Garbhadhātu.

四神獣

see styles
 shijinjuu / shijinju
    しじんじゅう
four divine beasts; guardian deities of the four cardinal points

土地神

see styles
tǔ dì shén
    tu3 di4 shen2
t`u ti shen
    tu ti shen
 tochi jin
local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公|土地公[Tu3 di4 Gong1])
The local guardian deity of the soil or locality, deus loci; in the classics and government sacrifices known as 社; as guardian deity of the grave 后土. The 土地堂 is the shrine of this deity as ruler of the site of a monastery, and is usually east of the main hall. On the 2nd and 16th of each month a 土地諷經 or reading of a sutra should be done at the shrine.

地蔵尊

see styles
 jizouson / jizoson
    じぞうそん
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva; (given name) Jizouson

塞の神

see styles
 sainokami
    さいのかみ
traveler's guardian deity (traveller); (place-name) Sainokami

大年神

see styles
 ootoshinokami
    おおとしのかみ
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest

大歳神

see styles
 ootoshinokami
    おおとしのかみ
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest

大神王

see styles
dà shén wáng
    da4 shen2 wang2
ta shen wang
 dai jinō
The great deva king, Mahākāla, the great black one, (1) title of Maheśvara, i.e. Śiva; (2) a guardian of monasteries, with black face, in the dining hall; he is said to have been a disciple of Mahādeva, a former incarnation of Śākyamuni.

大黑天

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dà hēi tiān
    da4 hei1 tian1
ta hei t`ien
    ta hei tien
 Daikoku ten
Mahākāla 摩訶迦 (or 謌) 羅 the great black deva 大黑神. Two interpretations are given. The esoteric cult describes the deva as the masculine form of Kālī, i.e. Durgā, the wife of Śiva; with one face and eight arms, or three faces and six arms, a necklace of skulls, etc. He is worshipped as giving warlike power, and fierceness; said also to be an incarnation of Vairocana for the purpose of destroying the demons; and is described as 大時 the "great time" (-keeper) which seems to indicate Vairocana, the sun. The exoteric cult interprets him as a beneficent deva, a Pluto, or god of wealth. Consequently he is represented in two forms, by the one school as a fierce deva, by the other as a kindly happy deva. He is shown as one of the eight fierce guardians with trident, generally blue-black but sometimes white; he may have two elephants underfoot. Six arms and hands hold jewel, skull cup, chopper, drum, trident, elephant-goad. He is the tutelary god of Mongolian Buddhism. Six forms of Mahākāla are noted: (1) 比丘大黑 A black-faced disciple of the Buddha, said to be the Buddha as Mahādeva in a previous incarnation, now guardian of the refectory. (2) 摩訶迦羅大黑女 Kālī, the wife of Śiva. (3) 王子迦羅大黑 The son of Śiva. (4) 眞陀大黑 Cintāmaṇi, with the talismanic pearl, symbol of bestowing fortune. (5) 夜叉大黑 Subduer of demons. (6) 摩迦羅大黑 Mahākāla, who carries a bag on his back and holds a hammer in his right hand. J., Daikoku; M., Yeke-gara; T., Nag-po c'en-po.

天王殿

see styles
tiān wáng diàn
    tian1 wang2 dian4
t`ien wang tien
    tien wang tien
 tennō den
hall of the guardian kings

天邪久

see styles
 amanojaku
    あまのじゃく
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian; (2) antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; (3) demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

天邪鬼

see styles
 amanojaku
    あまのじゃく
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian; (2) antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; (3) demon under the feet of temple guardian statues; (personal name) Amanojaku

守り神

see styles
 mamorigami
    まもりがみ
guardian deity

守護神


守护神

see styles
shǒu hù shén
    shou3 hu4 shen2
shou hu shen
 shugojin; shugoshin
    しゅごじん; しゅごしん
protector God; patron saint
guardian deity

守護竜

see styles
 shugoryuu / shugoryu
    しゅごりゅう
guardian dragon

守護者

see styles
 shugosha
    しゅごしゃ

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Protector
guardian; custodian

守護霊

see styles
 shugorei / shugore
    しゅごれい
guardian spirit

守護龍

see styles
 shugoryuu / shugoryu
    しゅごりゅう
guardian dragon

守門天


守门天

see styles
shǒu mén tiān
    shou3 men2 tian1
shou men t`ien
    shou men tien
 shumon ten
or 守門尊 The deva gate-guardian of a temple.

守門尊


守门尊

see styles
shǒu mén zūn
    shou3 men2 zun1
shou men tsun
 shumon son
gate guardian god

山びこ

see styles
 yamabiko
    やまびこ
(1) echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); (2) mountain god; mountain guardian deity

山守り

see styles
 yamamori
    やまもり
ranger (forest); mountain guardian

庇護者

see styles
 higosha
    ひごしゃ
guardian; mentor; protector

後見人

see styles
 koukennin / kokennin
    こうけんにん
guardian

摩利支

see styles
mó lì zhī
    mo2 li4 zhi1
mo li chih
 marishi
    まりし
{Buddh} Marici
(or 摩梨支, or 摩里支); 末利支 Marīci. Rays of light, the sun's rays, said to go before the sun; mirage; also intp. as a wreath. A goddess, independent and sovereign, protectress against all violence and peril. 'In Brahmanic mythology, the personification of light, offspring of Brahmā, parent of Sūrya.' 'Among Chinese Buddhists Maritchi is represented as a female with eight arms, two of which are holding aloft emblems of sun and moon, and worshipped as goddess of light and as the guardian of all nations, whom she protects from the fury of war. She is addressed as 天后 queen of heaven, or as 斗姥 lit. mother of the Southern measure (μλρστζ Sagittarī), and identified with Tchundi' and 'with Mahēśvarī, the wife of Maheśvara, and has therefore the attribute Mātrikā', mother of Buddhas. Eitel. Taoists address her as Queen of Heaven.

毘沙門


毘沙门

see styles
pí shā mén
    pi2 sha1 men2
p`i sha men
    pi sha men
 bishamon
    びしゃもん
(place-name) Bishamon
(毘沙門天王) Vaiśravaṇa. Cf. 財 and 倶. One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the North, king of the yakṣas. Has the title 多聞; 普聞; universal or much hearing or learning, said to be so called because he heard the Buddha's preaching; but Vaiśravaṇa was son of Viśravas, which is from viśru, to be heard of far and wide, celebrated, and should be understood in this sense. Vaiśravaṇa is Kuvera, or Kubera, the Indian Pluto; originally a chief of evil spirits, afterwards the god of riches, and ruler of the northern quarter. Xuanzong built a temple to him in A. D. 753, since which he has been the god of wealth in China, and guardian at the entrance of Buddhist temples. In his right hand he often holds a banner or a lance, in his left a pearl or shrine, or a mongoose out of whose mouth jewels are pouring; under his feet are two demons. Colour, yellow.

毘璢璃


毗璢璃

see styles
pí liú lí
    pi2 liu2 li2
p`i liu li
    pi liu li
 Biruri
Virūḍhaka. Known as Crystal king, and as 惡生王 Ill-born king. (1) A king of Kośala (son of Prasenajit), destroyer of Kapilavastu. (2) Ikṣvāku, father of the four founders of Kapilavastu. (3) One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the south, king of kumbhāṇḍas, worshipped in China as one of the twenty-four deva āryas; colour blue. Also, 毘璢王; 流離王; 婁勒王 (毘婁勒王); 樓黎王 (維樓黎王); 毘盧釋迦王 (or 毘盧宅迦王); 鼻溜茶迦, etc.

淨居天


净居天

see styles
jìng jū tiān
    jing4 ju1 tian1
ching chü t`ien
    ching chü tien
 Jōgo Ten
The five heavens of purity, in the fourth dhyāna heaven, where the saints dwell who will not return to another rebirth. Also Śuddhāvāsadeva, 'a deva who served as guardian angel to Śākyamuni and brought about his conversion. ' Eitel.

産の神

see styles
 ubunogami
    うぶのがみ
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace

産土神

see styles
 ubusunagami
    うぶすながみ
{Shinto} guardian deity of one's birthplace

監視者

see styles
 kanshisha
    かんししゃ
guardian

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