阿閦如来

阿閦如来

See also: 阿閦如來

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	閦	如	来
あ Jinmeiyō	しゅく Hyōgaiji	にょ Grade: S	らい Grade: 2
on’yomi		goon	on’yomi

Alternative spellings
阿閦如來 (kyūjitai) 阿しゅく如来

Etymology

From 阿閦 (Ashuku, “Akṣobhya”) +‎ 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).

Proper noun

阿(あ)閦(しゅく)如(にょ)来(らい) • (Ashuku Nyorai)  (kyūjitai 阿閦如來)

1. (Shingon Buddhism) Akṣobhya as the Eastern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Coordinate terms

The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions:

• 阿弥陀如来 (Amida Nyorai, “Amitābha”, west)
• 阿閦如来 (Ashuku Nyorai, “Akṣobhya”, east)
• 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahāvairocana”, center)
• 不空成就如来 (Fukūjōju Nyorai, “Amoghasiddhi”, north)
• 宝生如来 (Hōshō Nyorai, “Ratnasambhava”, south)

Descendants

• English: Ashuku Nyorai

See also

• 阿(あ)閦(しゅく)仏(ぶつ) (Ashuku-butsu)