Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha | |
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Sanskrit | आकाशगरà¥à¤
Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha गगनगञà¥à¤œ Gaganagañja |
Chinese | (Traditional) 虛空è—è©è–© (Simplified) 虚空è—è©è¨ ( Pinyin: XÅ«kÅngzà ng Púsà ) |
Japanese | 虚空蔵è©è–©
( romaji: KokūzŠBosatsu) |
Khmer | អាកាសគភ៌ (aa-kas-sak-koa) |
Korean | 허공장보살
( RR: Heogongjang Bosal) |
Tagalog | Akasagarbha |
Thai | พระà¸à¸²à¸à¸²à¸¨à¸„รรภโพธิสัตว์ |
Tibetan | ནམ་མà½à½ ི་སྙིང་པོ་ Wylie:nam mkha'i snying po THL: Namkhé Nyingpo |
Vietnamese | Hư Không Tạng Bồ Tát |
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Venerated by | MahÄyÄna, VajrayÄna |
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Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha ( Chinese: 虛空è—è©è–©; pinyin: XÅ«kÅngzà ng Púsà ; Japanese pronunciation: KokÅ«zÅ Bosatsu; Korean: 허공장보살; romaja: Heogongjang Bosal; Vietnamese: HÆ° Không Tạng Bồ Tát, Standard Tibetan: Namkha'i Nyingpo) is a bodhisattva in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Buddhism who is associated with the great element ( mahÄbhÅ«ta) of space ( ÄkÄÅ›a).
Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha is regarded as one of the eight great bodhisattvas. His name can be translated as "boundless space treasury" or "void store" as his wisdom is said to be boundless as space itself. He is sometimes known as the twin brother of the "earth store" bodhisattva Ká¹£itigarbha, and is even briefly mentioned in the Ká¹£itigarbha Bodhisattva PÅ«rvapraṇidhÄna SÅ«tra.
Associated with the qualities of Gautama Buddha, he is able to purify transgressions.
KÅ«kai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, met a famous monk who is said to have repeatedly chanted a mantra of Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha as a young Buddhist acolyte. KÅ«kai took a tutorial with him on Kokuzou-Gumonji (a secret doctrine method, 虚空蔵求èžæŒæ³•). As he chanted the mantra, he experienced a vision whereby Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha told him to go to Tang China to seek understanding of the MahÄvairocana Abhisaṃbodhi SÅ«tra. [1] Later he would go to China to learn Tangmi from Huiguo, and then go on to found the Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism in Heian Japan.
There are several MahÄyÄna sÅ«tras in which Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha Bodhisattva is a central figure:
Additionally, he appears briefly in the final chapter of the Ká¹£itigarbha Bodhisattva PÅ«rvapraṇidhÄna SÅ«tra, requesting the Buddha preach on the benefits of praising both the SÅ«tra and Ká¹£itigarbha. [2]
The Five Great Ä€kÄÅ›agarbhas are manifestation of the Five Wisdom Buddhas. They are said to bring about an increase of benefits such as good health. Within the traditional mandala, they are arranged as follows:
Name | Direction | Color | Associated Buddha |
---|---|---|---|
DharmadhÄtu Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (法界虚空蔵) | Center | White | Vairocana |
VajradhÄtu Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (金剛虚空蔵) | East | Blue | Aká¹£obhya |
Ratnaprabha Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (å®å…‰è™šç©ºè”µ) | South | Yellow | Ratnasambhava |
Padma Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (è“®è¯è™šç©ºè”µ) | West | Red | AmitÄbha |
Karma Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (æ¥ç”¨è™šç©ºè”µ) | North | Black | Amoghasiddhi |
The mantra of Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha is believed to give rise to wisdom and creativity, and dispel ignorance.
The "morning star mantra" is a common mantra practiced in Shingon Buddhism. It is most often used as part of the GumonjihÅ rite that is said to improve one's memory of the teachings and is derived from a sutra called KokÅ«zÅ Bosatsu nÅ man shogan saishÅ shin darani gumonji hŠ虛空è—è©è–©èƒ½æ»¿è«¸é¡˜æœ€å‹å¿ƒé™€ç¾…尼求èžæŒæ³• (TaishÅ Canon #1145). This mantra is: [3] [4] [5] [6]
Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha | |
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Sanskrit | आकाशगरà¥à¤
Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha गगनगञà¥à¤œ Gaganagañja |
Chinese | (Traditional) 虛空è—è©è–© (Simplified) 虚空è—è©è¨ ( Pinyin: XÅ«kÅngzà ng Púsà ) |
Japanese | 虚空蔵è©è–©
( romaji: KokūzŠBosatsu) |
Khmer | អាកាសគភ៌ (aa-kas-sak-koa) |
Korean | 허공장보살
( RR: Heogongjang Bosal) |
Tagalog | Akasagarbha |
Thai | พระà¸à¸²à¸à¸²à¸¨à¸„รรภโพธิสัตว์ |
Tibetan | ནམ་མà½à½ ི་སྙིང་པོ་ Wylie:nam mkha'i snying po THL: Namkhé Nyingpo |
Vietnamese | Hư Không Tạng Bồ Tát |
Information | |
Venerated by | MahÄyÄna, VajrayÄna |
Religion portal |
Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha ( Chinese: 虛空è—è©è–©; pinyin: XÅ«kÅngzà ng Púsà ; Japanese pronunciation: KokÅ«zÅ Bosatsu; Korean: 허공장보살; romaja: Heogongjang Bosal; Vietnamese: HÆ° Không Tạng Bồ Tát, Standard Tibetan: Namkha'i Nyingpo) is a bodhisattva in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Buddhism who is associated with the great element ( mahÄbhÅ«ta) of space ( ÄkÄÅ›a).
Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha is regarded as one of the eight great bodhisattvas. His name can be translated as "boundless space treasury" or "void store" as his wisdom is said to be boundless as space itself. He is sometimes known as the twin brother of the "earth store" bodhisattva Ká¹£itigarbha, and is even briefly mentioned in the Ká¹£itigarbha Bodhisattva PÅ«rvapraṇidhÄna SÅ«tra.
Associated with the qualities of Gautama Buddha, he is able to purify transgressions.
KÅ«kai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, met a famous monk who is said to have repeatedly chanted a mantra of Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha as a young Buddhist acolyte. KÅ«kai took a tutorial with him on Kokuzou-Gumonji (a secret doctrine method, 虚空蔵求èžæŒæ³•). As he chanted the mantra, he experienced a vision whereby Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha told him to go to Tang China to seek understanding of the MahÄvairocana Abhisaṃbodhi SÅ«tra. [1] Later he would go to China to learn Tangmi from Huiguo, and then go on to found the Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism in Heian Japan.
There are several MahÄyÄna sÅ«tras in which Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha Bodhisattva is a central figure:
Additionally, he appears briefly in the final chapter of the Ká¹£itigarbha Bodhisattva PÅ«rvapraṇidhÄna SÅ«tra, requesting the Buddha preach on the benefits of praising both the SÅ«tra and Ká¹£itigarbha. [2]
The Five Great Ä€kÄÅ›agarbhas are manifestation of the Five Wisdom Buddhas. They are said to bring about an increase of benefits such as good health. Within the traditional mandala, they are arranged as follows:
Name | Direction | Color | Associated Buddha |
---|---|---|---|
DharmadhÄtu Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (法界虚空蔵) | Center | White | Vairocana |
VajradhÄtu Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (金剛虚空蔵) | East | Blue | Aká¹£obhya |
Ratnaprabha Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (å®å…‰è™šç©ºè”µ) | South | Yellow | Ratnasambhava |
Padma Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (è“®è¯è™šç©ºè”µ) | West | Red | AmitÄbha |
Karma Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha (æ¥ç”¨è™šç©ºè”µ) | North | Black | Amoghasiddhi |
The mantra of Ä€kÄÅ›agarbha is believed to give rise to wisdom and creativity, and dispel ignorance.
The "morning star mantra" is a common mantra practiced in Shingon Buddhism. It is most often used as part of the GumonjihÅ rite that is said to improve one's memory of the teachings and is derived from a sutra called KokÅ«zÅ Bosatsu nÅ man shogan saishÅ shin darani gumonji hŠ虛空è—è©è–©èƒ½æ»¿è«¸é¡˜æœ€å‹å¿ƒé™€ç¾…尼求èžæŒæ³• (TaishÅ Canon #1145). This mantra is: [3] [4] [5] [6]