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| − | [三十四身] (Jpn sanjushi-shin ) | + | [[三十四身]] (Jpn [[sanjushi-shin]] ) |
| − | [[Forms]] assumed by [[Bodhisattva | + | [[Forms]] assumed by [[Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound]] to save [[living beings]]. According to the "[[Wonderful Sound]]" (twenty-fourth) chapter of the [[Lotus Sutra]], [[Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound]] appears in various [[forms]] to instruct and convert [[living beings]]. The chapter lists [[thirty-four forms]]: |
[[King]] [[Brahma]], | [[King]] [[Brahma]], | ||
the [[god]] [[Shakra]], | the [[god]] [[Shakra]], | ||
the [[heavenly being]] Freedom, | the [[heavenly being]] Freedom, | ||
| − | the [[heavenly being]] Great | + | the [[heavenly being]] Great Freedom, |
| − | a great general of [[heaven]], | + | a great [[general]] of [[heaven]], |
the [[god]] [[Vaishravana]], | the [[god]] [[Vaishravana]], | ||
| − | a wheel-turning [[king]], | + | a [[wheel-turning]] [[king]], |
a petty [[king]], a rich man, | a petty [[king]], a rich man, | ||
a [[householder]], | a [[householder]], | ||
Revision as of 02:53, 16 February 2014
thirty-four forms
三十四身 (Jpn sanjushi-shin )
Forms assumed by Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound to save living beings. According to the "Wonderful Sound" (twenty-fourth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound appears in various forms to instruct and convert living beings. The chapter lists thirty-four forms:
King Brahma,
the god Shakra,
the heavenly being Freedom,
the heavenly being Great Freedom,
a great general of heaven,
the god Vaishravana,
a wheel-turning king,
a petty king, a rich man,
a householder,
a chief minister,
a Brahman, a monk,
a nun, a layman,
a laywoman,
the wife of a rich man,
the wife of a householder,
the wife of a chief minister,
the wife of a Brahman,
a young boy,
a young girl,
a heavenly being,
a dragon,
a yaksha,
a gandharva,
an asura,
a garuda,
a kimnara,
a mahoraga,
a hell dweller,
a hungry spirit,
a beast, and a woman in the women's quarters of the royal palace.
