ごちにょらい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ごちにょらい – see the following entry.

[proper noun] (religion, Buddhism) In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Five Dhyani Buddhas, also known as the Five Wisdom Tathāgatas, the Five Great Buddhas and the Five Jinas (Sanskrit for "conqueror" or "victor"), are representations of the five qualities of the Buddha, and an important entity in Shingon Buddhism. These five are:

[proper noun] 阿弥陀如来 (あみだにょらい, Amida Nyorai): west

[proper noun] 阿閦如来 (あしゅくにょらい, Ashuku Nyorai): east

[proper noun] 大日如来 (だいにちにょらい, Dainichi Nyorai): center

[proper noun] 不空成就如来 (ふくじょうじゅにょらい, Fukūjōju Nyorai): north

[proper noun] 宝生如来 (にょらい, Hōshō Nyorai): south

(This term, ごちにょらい (gochinyorai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)