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。

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

<<:  Enman-in Temple

>>:  Family: Bucconidae - Bucconidae

Recommend

Closed colony

…For this reason, in recent years, there have bee...

Pelagic Zone - Enyoukuiki

One of the navigational areas stipulated in the En...

Ichitsu

...Many of these, such as Onomichi in Bingo Provi...

Peacock flying southeast

A long epic poem from the Six Dynasties period in...

Firefly

It is one of the features included in the Fire Pho...

Billings, Josh

Born April 21, 1818 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts...

Yuzawa [town] - Yuzawa

A town in Minamiuonuma County at the southern tip ...

petit-gris (English spelling)

…By the end of the 18th century, it was being eat...

Forbidden Fruit - Kindan no Konomi

A metaphor for a forbidden, yet extremely attracti...

Karlsbad

…A world-famous spa and health resort located at ...

Nausea - Ouki

Vomit. "Whenever I see him, I always feel lik...

Joruriji Temple

This is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Kamo...

Ryuho Oeda

Year of birth: Year of birth and death unknown. Se...

Mixed race - mixed race

It is defined as "the birth of a child betwe...

Gustav I Vasa

1496 or 97-1560 King of Sweden. Reigned 1523-60. A...