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Ashuku Nyorai

Ashuku Nyorai proper noun: the Japanese name for the Eastern Buddha, Akṣobhya, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.

Proper noun

Ashuku Nyorai

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese name for the Eastern Buddha, Akṣobhya, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
    • Vajra Division (kongō-bu): The eternal life force. The central deity is Ashuku Nyorai.1988, Taikō Yamasaki, Shingon: Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, Shambhala, →ISBN, page 139
    • Finally, behind Fukūjōju sits Ashuku Nyorai. Ashuku is the Buddha of the East. His left hand holds a piece of detached sleeve. His right hand hangs pendent in front of his right knee, palm turned inward, fingers pointing toward the ground.2007, Philip L. Nicoloff, Sacred Koyasan, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 128

Examples of Ashuku Nyorai in a sentence

  • It contains statues of Ashuku Nyorai, Hōshō Nyorai, Muryōju Nyorai, and Fukūjōju Nyorai surrounding a statue of Dainichi Nyorai.2008, Tatsuro Muro, David C. Moreton, A Journey of the Soul, Education Publishing Center, →ISBN, page 14:
  • Establish the connection with the Imperturbable Buddha Ashuku Nyorai through the distant contact.2006, Mark Hosak, Walter Luebeck, The Big Book of Reiki Symbols, Lotus Press, →ISBN, page 263:
  • On the left is a third guest Buddha, a seated image of Ashuku Nyorai carved in 1322 by Inkō, about whom little is known.2021, Burritt Sabin, Kamakura: A Contemplative Guide, Partridge, →ISBN:

Origin of Ashuku Nyorai

From Japanese 阿閦如来 (Ashuku Nyorai).

Questions about Ashuku Nyorai

What does Ashuku Nyorai mean?
Ashuku Nyorai means the Japanese name for the Eastern Buddha, Akṣobhya, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
How do you use Ashuku Nyorai in a sentence?
It contains statues of Ashuku Nyorai, Hōshō Nyorai, Muryōju Nyorai, and Fukūjōju Nyorai surrounding a statue of Dainichi Nyorai.
What part of speech is Ashuku Nyorai?
Ashuku Nyorai is a proper noun.

Words near Ashuku Nyorai in the dictionary

  1. Ashtree
  2. Ashu
  3. Ashuelot
  4. ashugh
  5. ashughs
  6. Ashuku Nyorai
  7. Ashummeed Jugg
  8. Ashur
  9. Ashura
  10. Ashurst
  11. Ashurst and Colbury

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