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風神

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: wind god

Senses:

  • See 風天. (Skt. Vāyu, vāyu-daivata) 〔四分律 T 1428.22.782b14〕 [Charles Muller]
  • Wind deity. One of the four element deities found in the perfected body assembly 成身會 of the vajradhātu-maṇḍala 金剛界曼荼羅. Cf. 四大神. [Cate Pearce]
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    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1880a,4374b

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    Entry created: 2002-08-14

    Updated: 2021-06-29