阿毘羅吽欠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	毘	羅	吽	欠
あ Jinmeiyō	び Jinmeiyō	ら Grade: S	うん Hyōgai	けん Grade: 4
goon			kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अ वि र हूम्खम् (avirahūmkham).^[1]

Phrase

阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん) • (a-bi-ra-un-ken)

(Buddhism) a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ: a mantra or incantation directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahavairocana”), the five syllables representing the five elements in Japanese philosophy

Derived terms

阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん)蘇(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (a-bi-ra-un-ken sowaka, “a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ svāhā”)
唵(おん)阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん) (on a-bi-ra-un-ken, “oṃ a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ”)

See also

地(ち)水(すい)火(か)風空(ふうくう) (chi-sui-ka-fū-kū)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN