勢至菩薩

Japanese
Kanji in this term
勢 至 菩 薩
せい
Grade: 5		 し
Grade: 6		 ぼ
Jinmeiyō		 さつ
Jinmeiyō
kan’on goon kan’on

Etymology

Clipping of 大勢至菩薩 (Daiseishi Bosatsu).[1][2][3]

Proper noun

勢(せい)至(し)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Seishi Bosatsu) 

  1. (Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the bodhisattva of wisdom and strength
    Synonym: 勢至 (Seishi)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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