金剛乗

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
金剛乘 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 金剛乘金刚乘 (Jīngāngchéng), itself a calque of Sanskrit वज्रयान (vajrayāna, literally Diamond Vehicle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こん)(ごう)(じょう) (Kongōjō

  1. (Buddhism) Tibetan Buddhism, Vajrayana

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN