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| − | [[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 | + | [[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 {{Wiki|royal}} palace. |
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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.
