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さんまや
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)
Alt. forms
サマヤ
三さん昧ま耶や
三さん摩ま耶や
さんまや
Pitch accent
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Used in: 1
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)