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[三十四身] (Jpn sanjushi-shin ) | [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: | + | [[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 Free-dom, | + | the [[heavenly being]] Great Free-dom, |
| − | 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]], |
a chief minister, | a chief minister, | ||
| − | a Brahman, a monk, | + | a [[Brahman]], a [[monk]], |
| − | a nun, a layman, | + | a [[nun]], a [[layman]], |
a laywoman, | a laywoman, | ||
the wife of a rich man, | the wife of a rich man, | ||
| − | the wife of a householder, | + | the wife of a [[householder]], |
the wife of a chief minister, | the wife of a chief minister, | ||
| − | the wife of a Brahman, | + | the wife of a [[Brahman]], |
a young boy, | a young boy, | ||
a young girl, | a young girl, | ||
| − | a heavenly being, | + | a [[heavenly being]], |
| − | a dragon, | + | a [[dragon]], |
| − | a yaksha, | + | a [[yaksha]], |
| − | a gandharva, | + | a [[gandharva]], |
| − | an asura, | + | an [[asura]], |
| − | a garuda, | + | a [[garuda]], |
| − | a kimnara, | + | a [[kimnara]], |
| − | a mahoraga, | + | a [[mahoraga]], |
| − | a hell dweller, | + | a [[hell]] dweller, |
| − | a hungry spirit, | + | a hungry [[spirit]], |
| − | a beast, and a woman in the women's quarters of the royal palace. | + | a beast, and a woman in the women's quarters of the {{Wiki|royal}} palace. |
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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Revision as of 23:49, 5 September 2013
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 Free-dom,
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.
