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Hosho Nyorai

Hosho Nyorai is the alternative form of Hōshō Nyorai.

Meaning of Hōshō Nyorai

Proper noun

Hōshō Nyorai

  1. (Japanese) The Japanese name for the Southern Buddha, Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
    • As we face Dainichi, the Buddha seated at our near left is Hōshō Nyorai, the Buddha of the South.2007, Philip L. Nicoloff, Sacred Koyasan, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 127

Questions about Hosho Nyorai

What is Hosho Nyorai the alternative form of?
Hosho Nyorai is the alternative form of Hōshō Nyorai.

Words near Hosho Nyorai in the dictionary

  1. Hoshiko
  2. hoshin kanri
  3. Hoshina
  4. Hoshinas
  5. hosho
  6. Hosho Nyorai
  7. Hosick
  8. Hosicks
  9. hosier
  10. hosieries
  11. hosiers

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