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There are 8 total results for your 三摩耶 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

三摩耶

see styles
sān mó yé
    san1 mo2 ye2
san mo yeh
 sanmaya
    さんまや
(1) (Buddhist term) time (san: samaya); (2) (Buddhist term) meeting; coming together; (3) (Buddhist term) equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
(or 三摩曳) idem 三昧耶; but 三摩耶 is also explained as a short period, a season of the year.

三摩耶形

see styles
 sanmayagyou / sanmayagyo
    さんまやぎょう
    samayagyou / samayagyo
    さまやぎょう
(Buddhist term) object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life

三摩耶戒

see styles
 sanmayakai
    さんまやかい
(Buddhist term) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

三摩耶道

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sān mó yé dào
    san1 mo2 ye2 dao4
san mo yeh tao
 sanmaya dō
A term among the esoterics for the 三平等 q.v.

Variations:
三昧耶
三摩耶

see styles
 sanmaya; samaya; sanmaiya(三昧耶)
    さんまや; さまや; さんまいや(三昧耶)
(1) {Buddh} time (san: samaya); (2) {Buddh} meeting; coming together; (3) {Buddh} equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)

Variations:
三昧耶形
三摩耶形

see styles
 sanmayagyou; samayagyou / sanmayagyo; samayagyo
    さんまやぎょう; さまやぎょう
{Buddh} object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life

Variations:
三昧耶戒
三摩耶戒

see styles
 sanmayakai
    さんまやかい
{Buddh} (See 伝法灌頂,阿闍梨・2) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

大樂金剛不空眞實三摩耶經


大乐金刚不空眞实三摩耶经

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dà lè jīn gāng bù kōng zhēn shí sān mó yé jīng
    da4 le4 jin1 gang1 bu4 kong1 zhen1 shi2 san1 mo2 ye2 jing1
ta le chin kang pu k`ung chen shih san mo yeh ching
    ta le chin kang pu kung chen shih san mo yeh ching
 Dairaku kongō fukū shinjitsu sanmaya kyō
Scripture that Transcends the Principle

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

This page contains 8 results for "三摩耶" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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