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金剛 can translate as adamantine from Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
Other meanings and translations can include diamond, thunderbolt, Indra's indestructible weapon, a Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth, Vajra (a mythical weapon), guardian deity, hardness, indestructibility, power, the least frangible of minerals.
The Chinese pronunciation of “Jīn Gāng” became the loanword used in English as “King Kong.” You can see King Kong as the indestructible ape guardian deity depending on how you read the story.
金剛不壞 is originally a Buddhist term for “The diamond indestructible.”
Sometimes, it's written 金剛不壞身, The diamond-indestructible body.
Outside that context, it still means firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, or adamantine (a mythological indestructible material).
Note: If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, the last Kanji will look like the one shown to the right.
金剛 is a common way to call diamonds in Chinese and Japanese.
Traditionally, there were not that many diamonds that made their way to Asia, so this word does not have the deep cultural significance that it does in the west (thanks mostly to De Beers' marketing). Therefore, this word was kind of borrowed from other uses.
This title can also refer to vajra (a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond that originally refers to an indestructible substance); hard metal; pupa of certain insects; Vajrapani, Buddha's warrior attendant; King Kong; adamantine; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Adamantine search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
金剛 金刚 see styles |
jīn gāng jin1 gang1 chin kang kongou / kongo こんごう |
More info & calligraphy: Adamantine / King Kong(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. |
金剛乘 金刚乘 see styles |
jīn gāng shèng jin1 gang1 sheng4 chin kang sheng kongō jō |
More info & calligraphy: Vajrayana |
忿怒拳 see styles |
fèn nù quán fen4 nu4 quan2 fen nu ch`üan fen nu chüan funnu ken |
adamantine fists |
縛日羅 缚日罗 see styles |
fú rì luó fu2 ri4 luo2 fu jih lo bajira |
vajra, 嚩日囉 (or 嚩馹囉); 跋日囉 (or 跋折囉, or 跋闍囉); 跋折囉; 波闍羅; 伐折羅 (or 伐闍羅); intp. as 金剛 (金剛杵), a diamond (club). Adamantine, hard. The sceptre of Indra as god of thunder and lightning with which he slays the enemies of Buddhism. Used by monks to indicate spiritual authority, and the all-subduing power of Buddha. |
般若論 般若论 see styles |
bō rě lùn bo1 re3 lun4 po je lun Hannya ron |
Treatise on the Sūtra of Adamantine Transcendent Wisdom |
金剛位 金刚位 see styles |
jīn gāng wèi jin1 gang1 wei4 chin kang wei kongō i |
adamantine stage |
金剛力 金刚力 see styles |
jīn gāng lì jin1 gang1 li4 chin kang li kongouriki / kongoriki こんごうりき |
superhuman (Herculean) strength vajra-power, irresistible strength; 金剛力 (or 金剛力士) is the 金剛神 q.v. |
金剛口 金刚口 see styles |
jīn gāng kǒu jin1 gang1 kou3 chin kang k`ou chin kang kou kongō ku |
Diamond mouth, that of a buddha. |
金剛喩 金刚喩 see styles |
jīn gāng yù jin1 gang1 yu4 chin kang yü kongō yu |
adamantine |
金剛地 金刚地 see styles |
jīn gāng dì jin1 gang1 di4 chin kang ti kongouchi / kongochi こんごうち |
(surname) Kongouchi adamantine stage |
金剛定 金刚定 see styles |
jīn gāng dìng jin1 gang1 ding4 chin kang ting kongō jō |
vajrasamādhi, 金剛喩定; 金剛三昧; 金剛滅定 diamond meditation, that of the last stage of the bodhisattva, characterized by firm, indestructible knowledge, penetrating all reality; attained after all remains of illusion have been cut off. |
金剛心 金刚心 see styles |
jīn gāng xīn jin1 gang1 xin1 chin kang hsin kongoushin / kongoshin こんごうしん |
{Buddh} extreme religious piety; unshakable faith Diamond heart, that of the bodhisattva, i.e. infrangible, unmoved by 'illusion'. |
金剛慧 金刚慧 see styles |
jīn gāng huì jin1 gang1 hui4 chin kang hui kongō e |
Diamond wisdom, which by its reality overcomes all illusory knowledge. |
金剛拳 金刚拳 see styles |
jīn gāng quán jin1 gang1 quan2 chin kang ch`üan chin kang chüan kongō ken |
vajra-fist, the hands doubled together on the breast. |
金剛智 金刚智 see styles |
jīn gāng zhì jin1 gang1 zhi4 chin kang chih kongō chi |
vajramati. The indestructible and enriching diamond wisdom of the Buddha. Also the name of an Indian who came to China A.D. 619; he is said to have introduced the Yogācāra system and founded the esoteric school, but this is attributed to Amoghavajra, v. 大教. 金剛智三藏 Vajrabodhi may be the same person, but there is doubt about the matter, cf. 大教. |
金剛源 金刚源 see styles |
jīn gāng yuán jin1 gang1 yuan2 chin kang yüan kongō gen |
adamantine fount |
金剛眼 金刚眼 see styles |
jīn gāng yǎn jin1 gang1 yan3 chin kang yen kongō gen |
adamantine eye |
金剛錍 金刚錍 see styles |
jīn gāng pí jin1 gang1 pi2 chin kang p`i chin kang pi Kongō bei |
Adamantine Scalpel |
金剛頂 金刚顶 see styles |
jīn gāng dǐng jin1 gang1 ding3 chin kang ting kongō chō |
The diamond apex or crown, a general name of the esoteric doctrines and sutras of Vairocana. The sutra金剛頂經 is the authority for the金剛頂宗 sect. |
金剛體 金刚体 see styles |
jīn gāng tǐ jin1 gang1 ti3 chin kang t`i chin kang ti kongō tai |
The diamond body, that of Buddha, and his merits. |
金錍論 金錍论 see styles |
jīn pí lùn jin1 pi2 lun4 chin p`i lun chin pi lun Konbei ron |
Adamantine Scalpel |
不壞金剛 不坏金刚 see styles |
bù huài jīn gāng bu4 huai4 jin1 gang1 pu huai chin kang fue kongō |
Vairocana the indestructible, or eternal. |
金剛三昧 金刚三昧 see styles |
jīn gāng sān mèi jin1 gang1 san1 mei4 chin kang san mei kongō zanmai |
adamantine absorption |
金剛不壊 see styles |
kongoufue / kongofue こんごうふえ |
(yoji) firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine |
金剛不壞 金刚不坏 see styles |
jīn gāng bù huài jin1 gang1 bu4 huai4 chin kang pu huai kongō fue |
(金剛不壞身) The diamond indestructible (body), the Buddha. |
金剛以還 金刚以还 see styles |
jīn gāng yǐ huán jin1 gang1 yi3 huan2 chin kang i huan kongō igen |
the stage of the adamantine absorption and below |
金剛佛子 金刚佛子 see styles |
jīn gāng fó zǐ jin1 gang1 fo2 zi3 chin kang fo tzu Kongō busshi |
A son of the vajra-buddha, i.e. of Vairocana, a term applied to those newly baptized into the esoteric sect. |
金剛光沢 see styles |
kongoukoutaku / kongokotaku こんごうこうたく |
{geol} adamantine lustre (luster) |
金剛圍山 金刚围山 see styles |
jīn gāng wéi shān jin1 gang1 wei2 shan1 chin kang wei shan kongō isan |
encircling adamantine mountains |
金剛堅固 金刚坚固 see styles |
jīn gāng jiān gù jin1 gang1 jian1 gu4 chin kang chien ku kongoukengo / kongokengo こんごうけんご |
firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine adamantine |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Adamantine King Kong | 金剛 金刚 | kongou / kongo | jīn gāng / jin1 gang1 / jin gang / jingang | chin kang / chinkang |
Stay Strong Indestructible Unbreakable | 金剛不壞 / 金剛不壊 金刚不坏 | kon gou fu e kongoufue kon go fu e | jīn gāng bù huài jin1 gang1 bu4 huai4 jin gang bu huai jingangbuhuai | chin kang pu huai chinkangpuhuai |
Diamond | 金剛 金刚 | kon gou / kongou / kon go | jīn gāng / jin1 gang1 / jin gang / jingang | chin kang / chinkang |
Vajrayana | 金剛乘 金刚乘 | kongou jou / kongoujou / kongo jo | jīn gāng shèng jin1 gang1 sheng4 jin gang sheng jingangsheng | chin kang sheng chinkangsheng |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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