"五大明王" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [ɡo̞ da̠i mʲo̞ːo̞ː] Forms: 五大明王 [canonical] (ruby: (), (だい), (みょう), (おう)), Go Dai Myōō [romanization]
Etymology: Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods. From Middle Chinese 五大明王 (*ngǒ *dhɑ̀i *miæng *hiuɑng, literally “five great wisdom kings”). The 明王 (*miæng *hiuɑng, “wisdom king”) portion is a translation of Sanskrit विद्याराज (vidyārāja, “knowledge king”). Compare modern Mandarin 五大明王 (Wǔ Dà Míngwáng). Etymology templates: {{ja-etym-buddhist}} Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods., {{der|ja|ltc|五大明王|lit=five great wisdom kings|sort=こだいみょうおう'|tr=*ngǒ *dhɑ̀i *miæng *hiuɑng}} Middle Chinese 五大明王 (*ngǒ *dhɑ̀i *miæng *hiuɑng, literally “five great wisdom kings”), {{m|ltc|明王||wisdom king|tr=*miæng *hiuɑng}} 明王 (*miæng *hiuɑng, “wisdom king”), {{der|ja|sa|विद्याराज|sort=こだいみょうおう'|t=knowledge king}} Sanskrit विद्याराज (vidyārāja, “knowledge king”), {{cog|cmn|五大明王|tr=Wǔ Dà Míngwáng}} Mandarin 五大明王 (Wǔ Dà Míngwáng) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ご だい みょうおう}} 五(ご)大(だい)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Go Dai Myōō)
  1. the Five Wisdom Kings in Vajrayana Buddhism Wikipedia link: Wisdom Kings, ja:五大明王 Synonyms: 五大尊 (Go Dai Son) (alt: ごだいそん) (english: the Five Great Reverence), 五大尊明王 (Go Dai Son Myōō) (alt: ごだいそんみょうおう) (english: the Five Great Reverent Wisdom Kings), 五力明王 (Go Riki Myōō) (alt: ごりきみょうおう) (english: the Five Powerful Wisdom Kings) Coordinate_terms: 大威德明王: west (Daiitoku Myōō) (alt: だいいとくみょうおう), 降三世明王 (Gōzanze Myōō) (alt: ごうざんぜんみょうおう) (english: east), 不動明王 (Fudō Myōō) (alt: ふどうみょうおう) (english: center), 不空成就如来 (Kongō Yasha Myōō) (alt: 金剛夜叉明王) (english: north), 軍荼利明王 (Gundari Myōō) (alt: ぐんだりみょうおう) (english: south)

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