Nounprincipal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image · idol; icon; object of adoration · the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

Nounzun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze) · honorific prefix referring to the listener · counter for buddhas

Noun, used as a suffix, NounLord; Highness · you

Nounvalue; preciousness; nobility

Nounrespect for women

Nouncentral image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

Nounextreme reverence; deeply revered person · the Emperor

NounGautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

NounMaitreya

Nounself-conceit; vainglory

NounWorld-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)

Nounvarious buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, etc.

NounBuddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas · The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns · head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern)

Noun, Suru verbrevering; idolizing

NounEmperor of Japan

Nounprincipal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol · the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

NounJizō (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva

NounAcala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

NounButchōson (type of Buddha representing omniscience in Mikkyō Buddhism); Butchō

Nounthroughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one · self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

Noun(spirit of) independence and self-respect

Nounguardian deity

NounShakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants

Nouncrown prince

NounKuninotokotachi no Mikoto (eternal god of the land)

NounNinigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity; grandson of Amaterasu, great grandfather of Emperor Jimmu)

NounYamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto

NounBhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha

NounYuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)

NounTsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu)

NounIzanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

NounIzanami-no-Mikoto; Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

NounAmitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta

NounSusanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one