吉祥天
Japanese
editEtymology 1
edit| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 吉 | 祥 | 天 |
| きち Grade: S |
しょう > じょう Grade: S |
てん Grade: 1 |
| goon | kan'on | on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 吉祥天 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 吉祥天 (MC kjit zjang then), possibly as a shortening of 吉祥天女 (MC kjit zjang then nrjoX), a translation of Sanskrit श्रीमहादेवी (śrīmahādevī, literally “great goddess of wealth and prosperity”).[1][2][3]
Analyzable as a compound of 吉祥 (kichijō, “auspicious sign, good omen”) + 天 (ten, “heavens”).[4]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit吉祥天 • (Kichijōten)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) the Japanese Buddhist depiction of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity
Etymology 2
edit| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 吉 | 祥 | 天 |
| きつ > きっ Grade: S |
しょう Grade: S |
てん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 吉祥天 (kyūjitai) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Compound of 吉祥 (kisshō, “auspicious sign, good omen”) + 天 (ten, “heavens”).[4]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- (Buddhism, Hinduism) the Japanese Buddhist depiction of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity
See also
edit- 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Buddhist depiction of Vaisravana”)
- 如意宝珠 (Nyoi Hōju)
- 施無畏印 (semui-in)
References
edit- ^ “吉祥天”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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