さん
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. time
2. meeting; coming together
3. equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
Kanji used
three
vague
exclamation
Pitch accent
んま
んまや
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)