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金剛華

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Basic Meaning: adamant flower

Senses:

  • Diamond flowers; the flowers that adorn the adamant throne of the Buddha 金剛華光王座 (Skt. vajra-puṣpa). 〔梵網經古迹記 HBJ 3.4〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): MJ, Hirakawa]
  • Vajrapuṣpā, Diamond Flower, is one of the four outer offerings bodhisattvas 外四供養菩薩 found in the vajradhātu-maṇḍala 金剛界曼荼羅. Vajrapuṣpā, situated in the southwest, is offered by Ratnasaṃbhava 寶生 and transforms delusions, opening the mind like a flower. In the perfected body assembly 成身會 section of the mandala, Vajrapuṣpā is shown as a pale yellow-colored celestial being 天女 holding a dish of flowers. Her esoteric name 密號 is 妙色金剛. See also 八供養菩薩.

    References:

    Snodgrass, Adrian. 1988. The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Shingon Buddhism. New Delhi:  Aditya Prakashan.

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

    [Cate Pearce; source(s): MJ535]
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    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1184

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    Entry created: 2011-05-09

    Updated: 2018-05-08