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外
げ
面
めん
如
にょ
菩
ぼ
薩
さつ
内
ない
心
しん
如
にょ
夜
や
叉
しゃ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
Buddhist
1. looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
orig. in ref. to women distracting men from their ascetic pratices
Alt. forms
外
げ
面
めん
如
にょ
菩
ぼ
薩
さつ
内
ない
心
しん
如
にょ
夜
や
叉
しゃ
ゲメンニョボサツナイシンニョヤシャ
Kanji used
外
outside
面
surface
如
comparable
菩
bo tree
薩
bodhisattva
内
inside
心
heart
夜
night
叉
forked
Used in: 3
Composed of
外
げ
面
めん
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
如
にょ
菩
ぼ
薩
さつ
being compassionate like a bodhisattva
内
ない
心
しん
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
如
にょ
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
夜
や
叉
しゃ
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)