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Fudō Myōō (不動明王), a fierce and wrathful Wisdom King who protects all by burning away impediments and defilements, and aiding them towards enlightenment. Idaten , guardian of Buddhist monasteries and monks. Jizō , a Bodhisattva known as the protector of the vulnerable, especially children, travelers, and expectant mothers. He is also ...
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,416 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
' Mountain King ') – A term that refers to, both a title for a type of kami, and a specific divine spirit that protects a divine mountain. Sanpai sahō ( 参拝作法 ) – The way in which the Japanese worship at shrines, bowing twice, clapping twice, then bowing one last time.
One Japanese boy name — Kai — has been in the top 100 baby boy names for the last five years, according to the Social Security Administration. It has steadily been climbing up the list for the ...
A maō is a king or ruler over mazoku. For instance, in Bible translations, Satan is a maō. In polytheism, the counterpart of maō is 神王 (shin'ō), "the king of gods". The Japanese feudal lord Oda Nobunaga also called himself a maō in a letter to Takeda Shingen, signing it with 第六天魔王 ("the demon king of the sixth heaven").
Daikokuten (from the Besson Zakki). Upon being introduced to Japan via the esoteric Tendai and Shingon sects, Mahākāla (as 'Daikokuten') gradually transformed into a jovial, beneficent figure as his positive qualities (such as being the purveyor of wealth and fertility) increasingly came to the fore – mostly at the expense of his darker traits.
1. Alessandro. If you envision your son being a protector, this name translates to “defender of people.” 2. Leonard. With a name that means “brave,” your son will surely be courageous.
In Japanese folklore and Folklore, Sōjōbō (Japanese: 僧正坊, pronounced [soːʑoːboː]) is the mythical king and god of the tengu, legendary creatures thought to inhabit the mountains and forests of Japan. Sōjōbō is a specific type of tengu called daitengu and has the appearance of a yamabushi, a Japanese mountain hermit.