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Myōken

Myōken proper noun: a deity in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.

myōken: a deity in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
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Proper noun

Myōken

  1. a deity in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism

Myōken meaning in Sanskrit and Vietnamese

Myōken in Sanskrit

Buddhist deity
सुदृष्टि sudṛṣṭi, सुदर्शन sudarśana

Myōken in Vietnamese

Buddhist deity
Diệu Kiến Bồ Tát, Tôn Tinh Vương

Origin of Myōken

Learned borrowing from Japanese 妙見.

Questions about Myōken

What does Myōken mean?
Myōken means a deity in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.
What is Myōken in Sanskrit?
Myōken in Sanskrit is सुदृष्टि (sudṛṣṭi), सुदर्शन (sudarśana). See Myōken meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Myōken?
Myōken is a proper noun.

Words near Myōken in the dictionary

  1. myzostome
  2. myzostomes
  3. myzostomid
  4. myzostomids
  5. myzozoan
  6. Myōken
  7. MZ
  8. Mzabite
  9. Mzabites
  10. Mzansi
  11. MZD

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