…There are two sutras that explain Vajrayana only, the Kongochi translation and the Amoghavajra translation, the former of which describes a yellow-bodied, two-armed statue, and the latter of which describes a blue-bodied, six-armed statue. These are also called Yellow and Blue, and it is said that Yellow is used mainly in Taimitsu and Blue is used mainly in Eastern Mitaka. The two-armed statue has its left hand, holding a sannyas (sanko), raised high, and its right hand stretched out and lowered in the fearlessness mudra. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aodoji" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…金剛童子を単独で説いた経典は,金剛智訳と不空訳の2種があり,前者には黄色身の二臂(にひ)像,後者には青色身の六臂像が述べられている。これらは黄童子,青童子ともいわれ,黄童子は主として台密において,青童子は主として東密において用いられると伝える。二臂像は三鈷(さんこ)を持つ左手を高く振り上げ,右手は伸ばして下げ施無畏(せむい)印とする。… ※「青童子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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