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Mandala / Altar
壇 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for mandala or altar.
This can also mean platform, podium, rostrum, or “objects of worship grouped together.”
In Japanese, this can be the given name Mayumi.
Nichiren
rì lián
nichi ren
日蓮 is the title Nichiren.
This title refers to a Buddhist priest who lived from 1222 to 1282. He is the founder of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
According to historical documents, the Nichiren sect was established in 1252. Adding the character 宗 for sect, this would be 日蓮宗 (Nichiren sect), which is also known as the 法華宗 or Lotus sect.
According to Soothill-Hodous...
Nichiren's chief tenets are the three great mysteries 三大祕法, representing the trikāya:
1. 本尊 or chief object of worship, being the great maṇḍala of the worlds of the ten directions, or universe, i.e., the body or nirmāṇakāya of Buddha.
2. 題目 the title of the Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo, preceded by Namo, or “Adoration to the scripture of the lotus of the wonderful law,” for it is Buddha's spiritual body.
3. 戒壇 the altar of the law, which is also the title of the Lotus as above; the believer, wherever he is, dwells in the Pure-land of calm light 寂光淨土, the saṃbhogakāya.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
曼荼羅 曼荼罗 see styles |
màn tú luó man4 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara まんだら |
(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (given name) Mandara 曼怛羅; 曼特羅; 曼陀羅; 曼拏羅; 蔓陀囉; 滿荼邏 maṇḍala, a circle, globe, wheel ring; "any circular figure or diagram" (M.W.); a magic circle; a plot or place of enlightenment; a round or square altar on which buddhas and bodhisattvas are placed; a group of such, especially the garbhadhātu and vajradhātu groups of the Shingon sect; these were arranged by Kōbō Daishi to express the mystic doctrine of the two dhātu by way of illustration, the garbhadhātu representing the 理 and the 因 principle and cause, the vajradhātu the 智 and the 果 intelligence (or reason) and the effect, i.e. the fundamental realm of being, and mind as inherent in it; v. 胎 and 金剛. The two realms are fundamentally one, as are the absolute and phenomenal, e.g. water and wave. There are many kinds of maṇḍalas, e.g. the group of the Lotus Sutra; of the 觀經; of the nine luminaries; of the Buddha's entering into nirvana, etc. The real purpose of a maṇḍala is to gather the spiritual powers together, in order to promote the operation of the dharma or law. The term is commonly applied to a magic circle, subdivided into circles or squares in which are painted Buddhist divinities and symbols. Maṇḍalas also reveal the direct retribution of each of the ten worlds of beings (purgatory, pretas, animals, asuras, men, devas, the heavens of form, formless heavens, bodhisattvas, and buddhas). Each world has its maṇḍala which represents the originating principle that brings it to completion. The maṇḍala of the tenth world indicates the fulfilment and completion of the nine worlds. |
大曼荼羅 大曼荼罗 see styles |
dà màn tú luó da4 man4 tu2 luo2 ta man t`u lo ta man tu lo daimandara だいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity (大曼) The great maṇḍala; one of four groups of Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the esoteric school. The esoteric word 阿 "a " is styled the great maṇḍala-king. |
曼陀羅 曼陀罗 see styles |
màn tuó luó man4 tuo2 luo2 man t`o lo man to lo mandara まんだら |
(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra"); mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala") mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (f,p) Mandara or 曼阤羅; 漫陀羅 mandāra(va), the coral-tree; the erythrina indica, or this tree regarded as one of the five trees of Paradise, i.e, Indra's heaven; a white variety of Calotropis gigantea. Name of a noted monk, and of one called Mandra. |
三昧耶曼荼羅 三昧耶曼荼罗 see styles |
sān mèi yé màn tú luó san1 mei4 ye2 man4 tu2 luo2 san mei yeh man t`u lo san mei yeh man tu lo sanmayamandara さんまやまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.) samaya-maṇḍala. One of the four kinds of magic circles in which the saints are represented by the symbols of their power, e.g. pagoda, jewel, lotus, sword. |
胎蔵界 see styles |
taizoukai / taizokai たいぞうかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 金剛界・こんごうかい・1) Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅・たいぞうかいまんだら) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala |
胎蔵曼荼羅 see styles |
taizoumandara / taizomandara たいぞうまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala |
胎蔵界曼荼羅 see styles |
taizoukaimandara / taizokaimandara たいぞうかいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら,両界曼荼羅・りょうかいまんだら) Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala |
金剛界曼荼羅 金刚界曼荼罗 see styles |
jīn gāng jiè màn tú luó jin1 gang1 jie4 man4 tu2 luo2 chin kang chieh man t`u lo chin kang chieh man tu lo kongoukaimandara / kongokaimandara こんごうかいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 胎蔵界曼荼羅・たいぞうかいまんだら,両界曼荼羅・りょうかいまんだら) Vajradhatu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala maṇḍala of the adamantine realm |
壇 坛 see styles |
tán tan2 t`an tan dan だん |
More info & calligraphy: Mandala / Altar(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together. |
中胎 see styles |
zhōng tāi zhong1 tai1 chung t`ai chung tai chūtai |
(中胎藏) The central figure of the eight-petalled group of the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala; i. e. the phenomenal Vairocana who has around him four Buddhas and four bodhisattvas, each on a petal. From this maṇḍala spring the four other great maṇḍalas. |
母主 see styles |
mǔ zhǔ mu3 zhu3 mu chu moshu |
The 'mother-lord', or mother, as contrasted with 主 and 母, lord and mother, king and queen, in the maṇḍala of Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu; Vairocana, being the source of all things, has no 'mnother'as progenitor, and is the 部主 or lord of the maṇḍala; the other four dhyāni-buddhas have 'mothers' called 部母, who are supposed to arise from the paramitas; thus, Akṣobhya has 金剛波羅蜜 for mother; Ratnasaṃbhava has 寳波羅蜜 for mother; Amitābha has 法波羅蜜 for mother; Amoghasiddhi has 羯磨波羅蜜 for mother. |
輪圓 轮圆 see styles |
lún yuán lun2 yuan2 lun yüan rinen |
(輪圓具足) A complete maṇḍala showing the Buddhas and others, symbolizing their works; a magic circle. |
捫打勒 扪打勒 see styles |
mén dǎ lè men2 da3 le4 men ta le monchōroku |
maṇḍala, v. 曼. |
滿怛羅 满怛罗 see styles |
mǎn dá luó man3 da2 luo2 man ta lo mandara |
滿荼邏 v. 曼 maṇḍala. |
漫荼羅 漫荼罗 see styles |
màn tú luó man4 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara |
(or 漫怛羅 or漫陀羅) v. 曼 maṇḍala. |
胎藏界 see styles |
tāi zàng jiè tai1 zang4 jie4 t`ai tsang chieh tai tsang chieh taizō kai |
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部. |
金剛界 金刚界 see styles |
jīn gāng jiè jin1 gang1 jie4 chin kang chieh kongoukai / kongokai こんごうかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎. |
門答辣 门答辣 see styles |
mén dá là men2 da2 la4 men ta la montōra |
maṇḍala, see 曼. |
因曼陀羅 因曼陀罗 see styles |
yīn màn tuó luó yin1 man4 tuo2 luo2 yin man t`o lo yin man to lo in mandara |
The Garbhadhātu 胎臟 maṇḍala, which is also east and 因, or cause, as contrasted with the Vajradhātu, which is west and 果, or effect. |
敷曼荼羅 敷曼荼罗 see styles |
fū màn tú luó fu1 man4 tu2 luo2 fu man t`u lo fu man tu lo fu mandara |
To spread a magic cloth, or maṇḍala, on the ground. |
曼荼羅教 曼荼罗教 see styles |
màn tú luó jiào man4 tu2 luo2 jiao4 man t`u lo chiao man tu lo chiao mandara kyō |
maṇḍala doctrine, mantra teaching, magic, yoga, the True word or Shingon sect. |
東曼陀羅 东曼陀罗 see styles |
dōng màn tuó luó dong1 man4 tuo2 luo2 tung man t`o lo tung man to lo tō mandara |
The eastern maṇḍala, that of the Garbhadhātu. |
法曼荼羅 see styles |
houmandara / homandara ほうまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit |
理曼陀羅 理曼陀罗 see styles |
lǐ màn tuó luó li3 man4 tuo2 luo2 li man t`o lo li man to lo ri mandara |
The noumenal maṇḍala, i.e. the garbhadhātu in contrast with the 智 or vajradhātumaṇḍala. |
西曼陀羅 西曼陀罗 see styles |
xī màn tuó luó xi1 man4 tuo2 luo2 hsi man t`o lo hsi man to lo sai mandara |
The "western" maṇḍala is that of the Vajradhātu, as the "eastern" is of the Garbhadhātu. |
金剛心殿 金刚心殿 see styles |
jīn gāng xīn diàn jin1 gang1 xin1 dian4 chin kang hsin tien kongō shinten |
The vajradhātu (maṇḍala), in which Vairocana dwells, also called 不壞金剛光明心殿 the shrine of the indestructible diamond-brilliant heart. |
九字曼荼羅 九字曼荼罗 see styles |
jiǔ zì màn tú luó jiu3 zi4 man4 tu2 luo2 chiu tzu man t`u lo chiu tzu man tu lo kuji mandara |
The nine character maṇḍala, i.e. the lotus, with its eight petals and its centre; Avalokiteśvara may be placed in the heart and Amitābha on each petal, generally in the shape of the Sanskrit "seed" letter, or alphabetic letter. |
內心曼荼羅 内心曼荼罗 see styles |
nèi xīn màn tú luó nei4 xin1 man4 tu2 luo2 nei hsin man t`u lo nei hsin man tu lo naishin mandara |
(or 祕密曼荼羅) The 'central heart ' maṇḍala of the 大日經 or the central throne in the diamond realm lotus to which it refers. |
羯磨曼荼羅 see styles |
katsumamandara かつままんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity |
五祕密曼荼羅 五祕密曼荼罗 see styles |
wǔ mì mì màn tú luó wu3 mi4 mi4 man4 tu2 luo2 wu mi mi man t`u lo wu mi mi man tu lo go himitsu mandara |
or 十七尊曼荼羅 The maṇḍala of this group contains seventeen figures representing the five above named, with their twelve subordinates. |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Mandala Altar | 壇 坛 | dan | tán / tan2 / tan | t`an / tan |
| Nichiren | 日蓮 日莲 | nichi ren / nichiren | rì lián / ri4 lian2 / ri lian / rilian | jih lien / jihlien |
| 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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