Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hōshō nyorai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hosho ny-orai
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese name for the Southern Buddha, Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.

Example Sentences

"As we face Dainichi, the Buddha seated at our near left is Hōshō Nyorai, the Buddha of the South."
"The Hōshō Nyorai sculpture sits on a lotus base, which rests on the back of several seated, winged horses. The deity's left hand grasps the edge of the robe, the left rests on the knee, palm facing upward in the wish-granting mudra."
"Or if the dying person should manifest a sign presaging rebirth among any of the thirty-six kinds of hungry ghosts, the attendant should immediately intervene to save that person by performing the rites of Hōshō Nyorai, Kokūzō, Jizō, Thousand-Armed Kannon, Bodhisattva Perfection of Giving, and the rite of offering Deathbed Attendants"

Etymology

From Japanese 宝生如来 (Hōshō Nyorai).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 宝生如来

Inflected Forms

Hosho Nyorai (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Dainichi Nyorai Ashuku Nyorai Amida Nyorai Fukūjōju Nyorai

Questions

What does hōshō nyorai mean?: The Japanese name for the Southern Buddha, Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.
Where does hōshō nyorai come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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