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勝三世明王

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Trailokyavijaya

Senses:

  • Also called Vajrahūṃkara 金剛吽迦羅. A wrathful figure in the Court of the *Vidyādhara 持明院 in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala 胎藏界曼荼羅 in which he is separate from the related Vajrahūṃkara 降三世明王. Blue-black in color 靑黑色. Three-eyed. His left hand holds a three-pronged mallet 三鈷杵. His right hand holds a three-pronged lance 三鈷戟. The aged appearance of this diety represents the subjugation of the three poisons 三毒 and the attainment of excellent benefits 勝利. The three-pronged items in his hands represents the conquest of obstacles via the workings of wisdom of body 身, speech 口 and mind 意. Seed syllables: haḥ, ho. Mudrā: outer five-pronged vajra mudrā 外五鈷印. Mantra: namaḥ samantavajrāṇāṃ ha ha ha vismaye sarvatathāgataviṣayasambhava trailokyavijaya hūṃ jaḥ svāhā. The entry in the Fo Guang Dictionary contains further detail.

    References:

    Somekawa, Eisuke, Michihiko Komine, Tenyū Koyama, Hisao Takahashi, and Takayuki Hirosawa. 1993. Mandara zuten曼荼羅図典 . Tokyo:  Daihōrinkaku.

    [Jeffrey Kotyk; source(s): FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4858

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2616c, 1046b, 1047c

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    Entry created: 2016-05-29