Enmaraja - Enmaraja

Japanese: 閻魔羅闍 - えんまらじゃ
Enmaraja - Enmaraja

…In the Nara period, it was written as King Enra, and occasionally as King Enma (Nihon Ryōiki). Enra is an abbreviation of Yamarāja, meaning King Enma. This is probably based on the Sutra on the Five Angels of King Enra or the Sutra on the Presentment of King Enra for the Four Groups and the Seven Pure Land Rebirths. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Enma-raja" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…奈良時代には閻羅王と書かれ,まれに閻魔国とも書かれている(《日本霊異記》)。閻羅は閻魔羅闍(えんまらじや)Yama‐râjaの略で,閻魔王の意味である。これは《仏説閻羅王五天使経》または《閻羅王授記四衆逆修生七往生浄土経》に拠ったものであろう。…

※「閻魔羅闍」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。

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